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Compound Monograph

Harmala alkaloids

Alkaloids Indole Alkaloids

A group of β-carboline alkaloids (chiefly harmine, harmaline, harmalol and tetrahydroharmine) named for Syrian rue; they are reversible MAO-A inhibitors, which is why ayahuasca brews use them to render the DMT of companion plants orally active. Psychoactive and potentially hazardous with other drugs.

Sources · 4

Where Does It Come From?

Harmala alkaloids are indole alkaloids, found in Ayahuasca Vine, Passionflower, Syrian Rue and 1 other source. They are flagged as moderately toxic and psychedelic.

Source Ayahuasca Vine Banisteriopsis caapi Herb monograph → Source Passionflower Passiflora incarnata Herb monograph → Source Syrian Rue Peganum harmala Herb monograph → Source Tribulus Tribulus terrestris Herb monograph →

Concentration

Content by Source

Concentrations not reported. No percent-dry-weight or mg/g figures have been published for this compound in its source plants.

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