Chaliponga (Diplopterys cabrerana )

The alkaloid content of chaliponga can be 5 to 10 times higher than that of chacruna (psychotria viridis) and some tribes believe that a person should "pass the test" of using ayahuasca with chaliponga only after four or five experiences of ayahuasca prepared with chacruna.

Effects

First you may feel nauseous. If you have to vomit do not try to control it. In this case vomiting has a purifying effect, both physically and mentally. Nausea can be the physical symbol of the discharge of emotions that you normally do not like to confront. After vomiting you will feel better and appreciate the trip much more.
The first visions will appear after 45 - 60 minutes, and you may experience religious ecstasy. The visions may consist of intense colors and shapes of flowers, fireworks and mandalas. Depending on the dosage you may be transported through wild worlds inhabited by exotic animals (usually jaguars, reptiles and insects), ancestors, gods, aliens and monsters.
You may be confronted by your own fears and frustrations, but don't panic or try to avoid them. Learn to control them by confronting them.

Usage

In Colombia, a mixture of banisteriopsis caapi and chaliponga leaves, known as biaxíi, is cooked. Other tribes also use chaliponga in ayahuasca potions as a source of N-DMT.

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs):

DMT(N-dimethyltryptamine) is a tryptamine alkaloid present in numerous plants such as Mimosa hostilis, Diplopterys cabrerana, Desmanthus illinoensis, Psychotria viridis and Phalaris arundinacea, is not effective when ingested orally. This is because it is broken down in the body by the enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO). MAO is an important enzyme that destroys certain chemical compounds, such as drugs and poisons.

MAO enzyme inhibitors interfere with the action of the enzyme and stop the breakdown of chemical compounds such as DMT, making it effective when taken orally. This is the fundamental principle of the traditional visionary medicine Ayahuasca.

With the right proportions, hallucinogenic mushrooms and other psychedelic substances can be used together with MAO inhibitors. By mixing these substances with MAO inhibitors, the effect will last longer and be more intense.

MAO inhibitors should be used with great caution, otherwise normal foods can become poisonous. The results can be dangerous: headaches, nausea, loss of consciousness and death. In the shamanic tradition, MAO inhibitors are used after at least one day of fasting.

List of substances

They should not be taken at least 24 hours before and after taking an MAOI:

Prohibited Foods: avocado, caviar and substitutes, chocolate, sausages, yeasts, beans, liver, dried figs, dried and pickled fish, bananas, cheeses, coffee, beer, alcoholic beverages....
Recommended foods: Cereals, pasta, rice, eggs and legumes.

No other drugs, whether natural or synthetic, should be ingested, as many interfere with MAOIs and could have very serious consequences.

The combination of MAOIs with other substances may cause a hypertensive crisis (sudden and extreme rise in blood pressure) which may lead to the rupture of an artery in the brain, i.e. a cerebrovascular accident.