Anadenanthera

Anadenanthera is a genus of South American trees in the Legume family, Fabaceae. The genus contains two species, A. colubrina and A. peregrina. These trees are known to the western world primarily as sources of the hallucinogenic snuffs vilca/cebil and yopo/cohoba.

The main active constituent of Anadenanthera is bufotenin.<ref name="Ott2001a">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Ott2001b">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="WalkerPullellaPiggott2023">Template:Cite journal</ref>

SpeciesEdit

Chemical compounds contained in Anadenanthera include:

5-Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, bark<ref name="vis">Template:Cite book</ref>
Serotonin<ref name="vis"/>
N-Methylserotonin<ref name="vis"/>
5-Methoxy-N-methyltryptamine, bark<ref name="vis"/>
Bufotenin, seeds, bark<ref name="vis"/>
Bufotenine N-oxide, seeds<ref name="vis"/>
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, seeds, pods, bark<ref name="vis"/>
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, Seeds<ref name="vis"/>
N-Methyltryptamine, bark<ref name="vis"/>
2-Methyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole<ref name="vis"/>
2-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole<ref name="vis"/>
1,2-Dimethyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole<ref name="vis"/>

Constantino Torres - Anadenanthera: Visionary Plant of South America (2006) Template:ISBN
Jonathan Ott - Shamanic Snuffs or Entheogenic Errhines (2001) Template:ISBN
Richard Evans Schultes - Plants of the Gods (1992) Template:ISBN
Patricia J. Knobloch - Wari Ritual Power at Conchopata: An Interpretation of Anadenanthera Colubrina Iconography. Latin American Antiquity 11(4), 2000, pp. 387–402.
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Juan P. Ogalde, Bernardo T. Arriaza, and Elia C. Soto - Uso de plantas psicoactivas en el north de Chile: evidencia química del consumo de ayahuasca durante el periodo medio (500-1000 d.C.). Latin American Antiquity 21(4), 2010, pp 441–450.