Round 10: Tossup 12

A concoction of tobacco juice, piri piri peppers, and this substance is used to perceive living pathogenic spirit darts known as tsentsak that are stored in the phlegm. A vision of the Virgin Mary deeming this substance “the blood of Christ” led Mestre Irineu to found a church centered on it. Members of the UDV and Santo Daime (“SAHN-too DYE-mee”) religious traditions draw upon earlier vegetalismo traditions when imbibing this substance. Medicinal chants known as icaros are most commonly sung during rituals centered around this substance and its auditory hallucinations. Chacruna (10[1])leaves (10[1])and the caapi vine are brewed together to create this substance, which is used during vomiting-inducing “vision (-5[1])quests” (10[1])that are catered to tourists. (-5[1])For 10 points, DMT is the active ingredient of what psychoactive entheogen (10[1])used by Amazonian shamans? (10[2]0[2])■END■

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