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Psychotria viridis
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Rubiaceae
Genus :
Psychotria
Species :
viridis; carthaginensis
COMMON NAMES
Chacruna
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Psychedelic
DESCRIPTION
Psychotria viridis is a shrub or small tree with small red fruit and long, narrow leaves which produce N,N-DMT. There is a long history of use of these leaves in South American ayahuasca brews.
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