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The alkaloids of Banisteriopsis caapi, the plant source of the Amazonian hallucinogen Ayahuasca, stimulate adult neurogenesis in vitro [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2017
Banisteriopsis caapi is the basic ingredient of ayahuasca, a psychotropic plant tea used in the Amazon for ritual and medicinal purposes, and by interested individuals worldwide. Animal studies and recent clinical research suggests that B.
Jose A. Morales-García, Mario de la Fuente Revenga, Sandra Alonso-Gil, María Isabel Rodríguez-Franco, Amanda Feilding, Ana Perez-Castillo, Jordi Riba   +6 more
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Components of Banisteriopsis caapi, a Plant Used in the Preparation of the Psychoactive Ayahuasca, Induce Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Microglial Cells [PDF]

Molecules, 2022
Banisteriopsis caapi is used to prepare the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca, and both have therapeutic potential for the treatment of many central nervous system (CNS) conditions. This study aimed to isolate new bioactive compounds from B.
Beatriz Werneck Lopes Santos, Daniel Carneiro Moreira, Tatiana Karla dos Santos Borges, Eloisa Dutra Caldas   +3 more
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Biodiversity of β-Carboline Profile of Banisteriopsis caapi and Ayahuasca, a Plant and a Brew with Neuropharmacological Potential [PDF]

Plants, 2020
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive infusion with a large pharmacological application normally prepared with Banisteriopsis caapi, which contains the monoamine oxidase inhibitors β-carbolines, and Psichotria virids, which contains the serotonin receptor agonist ...
Beatriz Werneck Lopes Santos, Regina Célia de Oliveira, Julia Sonsin-Oliveira, Christopher William Fagg, José Beethoven Figueiredo Barbosa, Eloisa Dutra Caldas   +5 more
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The mitogenomic landscape of Banisteriopsis caapi (Malpighiaceae), the sacred liana used for ayahuasca preparation [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology
The sacred ayahuasca brew, utilized by indigenous communities in the Amazon and syncretic religious groups in Brazil, primarily consists of a decoction of two plants: (i) the Amazonian liana known as Mariri or Jagube (Banisteriopsis caapi), and (ii) the ...
Edisson Chavarro-Mesa, João Victor dos Anjos Almeida, Saura R. Silva, Simone Santos Lopes, Jose Beethoven Figueiredo Barbosa, Danilo Oliveira, Maria Alice Corrêa, Ana Paula Moraes, Vitor F.O. Miranda, Francisco Prosdocimi, Alessandro M. Varani   +10 more
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Sequencing the Vine of the Soul: Full Chloroplast Genome Sequence of Banisteriopsis caapi. [PDF]

Genome Announc, 2018
Banisteriopsis caapi is a native South American vine that has been used for centuries by certain tribes along the Amazon basin to treat illnesses. In this study, we present the fully annotated chloroplast genome of Banisteriopsis caapi.
Ramachandran P, Zhang N, McLaughlin WB, Luo Y, Handy S, Duke JA, Vasquez R, Ottesen A.   +7 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Banisteriopsis caapi, a Forgotten Potential Therapy for Parkinson's Disease? [PDF]

Mov Disord Clin Pract, 2016
Abstract Banisteriopsis caapi , a liana indigenous to the Amazon basin with metagnomigenic properties and possible anti‐depressant effects is one of the natural sources of harmala alkaloids.
Djamshidian A, Bernschneider-Reif S, Poewe W, Lees AJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Anti-inflammatory effects of Banisteriopsis caapi and beta-carbolines in neuronal cells: potential implications for neuro-COVID [PDF]

Frontiers in Pharmacology
BackgroundNeuroinflammation plays a central role in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, along with depression, anxiety, and infectious diseases including COVID-19.
Laura Seixas Bianco, Tiago Nicoliche, Nelson Francisco Corrêa-Neto, Rafael Lanaro, Ariadiny L. Caetano, Carla Maximo Prado, Rodrigo Portes Ureshino, Rodrigo Portes Ureshino, Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tibério, Renato Fraga Righetti, Renato Fraga Righetti, Roberta Sessa Stilhano, Alessandra Linardi   +12 more
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The effect of Banisteriopsis caapi (B. caapi) on the motor deficits in the MPTP‐treated common marmoset model of Parkinson's disease [PDF]

Phytotherapy Research, 2018
Banisteriopsis caapi (B. caapi) contains harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine, has monoamine oxidase inhibitory activity, and has reported antiparkinsonian activity in humans when imbibed as a tea; however, its effects are poorly documented.
R. Fisher, Louise Lincoln, M. Jackson, V. Abbate, P. Jenner, R. Hider, A. Lees, S. Rose   +7 more
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Dated Phylogeny of Banisteriopsis (Malpighiaceae) Suggests an Ancient Colonization of the Cerrado and No Evidence of Human Manipulation in the Origin of B. caapi [PDF]

Plants
Banisteriopsis is a genus in the Malpighiaceae family with 61 species, notable for including ritualistic taxa such as B. caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V. Morton, one of the main components of Ayahuasca tea.
Thais A. C. Santos, Bruno S. Amorim, Jefferson R. Maciel, Cassiano A. D. Welker, Scheila Cristina Biazatti, Regina C. Oliveira   +5 more
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Banisteriopsis caapi, a unique combination of MAO inhibitory and antioxidative constituents for the activities relevant to neurodegenerative disorders and Parkinson's disease. [PDF]

J Ethnopharmacol, 2010
Parkinson's disease is a neurological disorder mostly effecting the elder population of the world. Currently there is no definitive treatment or cure for this disease. Therefore, in this study the composition and constituents of the aqueous extract of Banisteriopsis caapi for monoamine oxidases (MAO) inhibitory and antioxidant activities were assessed,
Samoylenko V, Rahman MM, Tekwani BL, Tripathi LM, Wang YH, Khan SI, Khan IA, Miller LS, Joshi VC, Muhammad I.   +9 more
europepmc   +5 more sources