''Anadenanthera peregrina'' var. ''peregrina'' is a tree in the family
. It is native to
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
,
Venezuela,
Brazil,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
and it is also found in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
.
Entheogen
In South America, ''Anadenanthera peregrina'' var. ''peregrina'' is used to make nopolyopo, a
shamanic snuff.
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Chemical components
Bufotenine is in the seeds.
This variety appears to be much higher in N,N-DMT than other types of Anadenanthera.
This strain is best for entheogenic use.
References
peregrina var. peregrina
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