Banisteriopsis

The logistical scale required to pull that off is almost as impressive as the chemistry.

The Banisteriopsis vine grows deep in the low elevation Amazon rainforest.

Far from the mountains.

Right.

And so he was told where to find it, and he went in his canoe the following morning after the party.

And he found this vine, and he realized it was a... a member of the genus Banisteria, now Banisteriopsis.

But it was a brand new species, so he named it after the drink, Carpi.

But didn't

nicotine from the tobacco plant.

This seemed to be a recurring theme, that whenever there was a plant that had some medicinal or psychoactive effect, there was usually an alkaloid.

And so it was assumed then that, okay, if this carpi drink is made from the now-named Banisteriopsis carpi vine, there's probably an alkaloid in there that's causing the effect.

And so people went looking for it, and several people found an alkaloid, which they assumed would replicate the visionary effects of the Carpi brew, but it didn't.

And so he was told where to find it, and he went in his canoe the following morning after the party, and he

found this vine, and he realized it was a... a member of the genus Banisteria, now Banisteriopsis.

But it was a brand new species, so he named it after the drink, Carpi.

But didn't