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While a multitude of plants could potentially be used, (DMT being isolated from many plants), this list includes only those known to have been used traditionally in making ayahuasca.

It should also be understood that many if not most ayahusca admixture plants do not contain DMT or any hallucinogenic substance.

Ayahuasca as a brew is a multidimensional medicine that exists in many formulations.

This list will no doubt continue grow for quite some time.

See references in the "Admixtures: By species" listing

• Acanthaceae
  Fittonia albivenis
  Teliostachia lanceolata Nees var. crispa Nees
• Amaranthaceae
  Alternanthera lehmanii Hieronymus
  Iresine sp.
  Pfaffia iresinoides
• Apocynaceae
  Himatanthus sucuuba (Spr. ex M. -A.) Woodson
  Malouetia tamaquarina (Aubl.) A.DC.
  Mandevilla scabra Schuman
  Prestonia amazonica is most likely an erroneous inclusion. See discussion elsewhere here.
  Tabernaemontana sp.
  Tabernaemontana sananho Ruiz & Pavón
  Thevetia sp.
• Aquifoliaceae
  Ilex guayusa Loesner
• Araceae
  Montrichardia arborescens Schott.
• Bignoniaceae
  Mansoa alliacea (Lam.) Gentry
  Tabebuia sp.
  Tabebuia heteropoda (DC.) Sandwith
  Tabebuia incana A. Gentry
  Tynanthus panurensis (Bur.) Sandwith
• Bombacaceae
  Cavanillesia hylogeiton Ulb.
  Cavanillesia umbellata Ruíz & Pavón
  Ceiba pentandra Gaertin.
  Chorisia insignis HB&K
  Chorisia speciosa St.-Hill.
  Quararibea sp. `ishpingo'
• Boraginaceae
  Tournefortia angustiflora R. & P.
• Cactaceae
  Epiphyllum sp.
  Opuntia sp. (Positively identified as Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis
  but the assertion of hallucinogenicity was pronounced to be dubious based on bioassay; See Stuart 2002 for details)
• Caryocaraceae
  Anthodiscus pilosus Ducke
• Celastraceae
  Maytenus laevis Reiss. = Maytensus ebenifolia Reiss.
• Clusiaceae see Guttiferae
• Commelinaceae
  Geogenanthus sp.
• Cyclanthaceae
  Carludovica divergens Drude
• Cyperaceae
  Cyperus digitatus Roxb.
  Cyperus prolixus HB&K.
  Cyperus spp.
• Dryopteridaceae (Polypodiaceae?)
  Lomariopsis japurensis (Mart.) J. Sm.
• Erythroxylaceae
  Erythroxylum coca var. ipadú Plowman
• Euphorbiaceae
  Alchornea castanaefolia (Willd.) Juss
  Croton sp. (?)
  Euphorbia sp.
  Hura crepitans L.
• Gnetaceae
  Gnetum nodiflorum Brongniart
• Guttiferae
  Clusia sp.
  Tovomita sp.
  Voyria sp.
• Heliconiaceae
  Heliconia sp.
  Heliconia stricta Huber.
• Labiatae
  Ocimum micranthum Willd.
• Lecythidaceae
  Couroupita guianensis Aubl.
• Leguminosae
  Bauhinia guianensis Aubl.
  Caesalpinia echinata Lam.
  Calliandra antifebrile (Gris.) Johnson
  Calliandra angustifolia Spruce ex Benth.
  Calliandra pentandra = Calliandra anomala?
  Campsiandra laurifolia Benth.
  Cedrelinga catenaeformis Ducke
  Erythrina fusca Lour. (= E. glauca Willd.)
  Erythrina poeppigiana (Walp.) O.F. Cook
  Pithecolobium laetum Poepp. & Endl.
  Sclerobium setiferum Ducke
  Vouacapoua americana Aubl.
• Lomariopsidae
  See as Dryopteridaceae
• Loranthaceae
  Phrygilanthus eugenioides Eichler.
  Phrygilanthus eugenioides var. robustus Glaz.
  Phtirusa pyrifolia HBK., Eichler
• Malpighiaceae
  Cabi paraensis (Juss.) Gris. = Mascagnia psilophylla var. antifebrilis = Callaeum antifebrile
  Diplopterys cabrerana (Cuatr.) B.Gates.
  Stygmaphyllon fulgens (Lam.) A.Jussieu
• Marantaceae
  Calathea veitchiana Veitch ex Hooker f.
• Meliaceae
  Trichilia tocacheana DC.
• Menispermaceae
  Abuta grandifolia (Mart.) Sandwich
• Moraceae
  Coussapoa tessmannii Mildbr.
  Ficus insipida Will.
  Ficus ruiziana Standl.
  Ficus sp.
• Myristicaceae
  Virola sp.
  Virola surinamensis (Rol.) Warburg
• Nymphaeaceae
  Cabomba aquatica Aubl.
• Phytolaccaceae
  Petiveria alliacea L.
• Piperaceae
  Peperomia sp.
  Piper sp.
• Polygonaceae
  Triplaris surinamensis Cham.
  Triplaris surinamensis var. chamissoana Meisn.
• Pontederiaceae
  Pontederia cordata L.
• Rubiaceae
  Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hooker f.
  Capirona decorticans Spruce
  Guettarda ferox Standl.
  Psychotria spp.
  Psychotria alba
  Psychotria carthaginensis Jacq.
  Psychotria horizontalis Sw.
  Psychotria marginata Sw.
  Psychotria poeppigiana Müll. Arg.
  Psychotria viridis Ruiz & Pavon
  probably others. (Note: P. psychotriaefolia appears in the literature erroneously. It was originally a case of a misidentification.)
  Rudgea retifolia Standley
  Sabicea amazonensis Wernham
  Uncaria guianensis (Aubl.) Gmelin
  Uncaria tomentosa (?)
• Sapindaceae
  Paullinia yoco Schultes & Killip
• Schizaeaceae
  Lygodium venustum Swartz.
• Scrophulariaceae
  Scoparia dulcis L.
• Solanaceae
  Brugmansia x insignis (B. -R.) Lockw. ex R.E. Schultes
  Brugmansia suaveolens (H. & B.) B.&P.
  Brunfelsia chiricaspi Plowman
  Brunfelsia grandiflora D. Don
  Brunfelsia grandiflora var. schultesii Pl.
  Capsicum sp.
  Iochroma fuchsoides (HBK.) Miers
  Juanulloa ochracea Cuatr.
  Markea formicarium Dammer
  Nicotiana rustica L.
  Nicotiana tabacum L.
• Sterculiaceae
  Herrania sp.
• Verbenaceae
  Cornutia odorata (Poepp. & Endl.) Poepp.
  Vitex trifolia Vahl.
• Violaceae
  Rinorea viridiflora Rusby
  
  
  
  
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