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The dried root of the manioc species ''Manihot anomala'', known as sienejna, is used by the Ayoreo Indians of Paraguay to initiate a ''naijna'' (shaman), allowing communication with the spirits.<ref name="Schmeda-Hirschmann">Schmeda-Hirshmann, [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/037887419390025Z "Magic and medicinal plants of the Ayoreos of the Chaco Boreal (Paraguay)"], ''Journal of Ethnopharmacology'', June 1993. Retrieved 5th September 2016.</ref>
<div>known as sienejna, is used by the Ayoreo Indians of</div>
 
<div>Paraguay to initiate a shaman (naijna) so that he</div>
Not all of the Ayoreo believe that this plant works, however it is said that the shaman feels effects similar to drunkenness when sienejna is smoked. In this state, the spirits of the animals (especially those of iguanas, poisonous snakes, and birds) meet him in the shape of small people so that they may let him know of their whereabouts.<ref name="Schmeda-Hirschmann"/>
<div>can communicate with the spirits (SchmedaHirschmann</div>
Smoking experiments, however, have not revealed any type of hallucinogenic or other psychotropic effect.<ref name="Schmeda-Hirschmann"/> Further study is required.
<div>1993, 108*). But not all of the Ayoreo</div>
 
<div>believe that this plant works. It is said that the</div>
==References==
<div>shaman feels as though he is drunk when he</div>
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<div>smokes sienejna. In this state, the spirits of the</div>
 
<div>animals (especially those of iguanas, poisonous</div>
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<div>snakes, and birds) meet him in the shape of small</div>
<div>people so that they may let him know of their</div>
<div>whereabouts (Schmeda-Hirschmann 1993, 109*).</div>
<div>Smoking experiments, however, have not revealed</div>
<div>any type of hallucinogenic or other psychotropic</div>
<div>effect (Schmeda-Hirschmann 1993, 111*). Chemical</div>
<div>studies and other experiments are still needed.</div>

Latest revision as of 18:48, 5 September 2016

The dried root of the manioc species Manihot anomala, known as sienejna, is used by the Ayoreo Indians of Paraguay to initiate a naijna (shaman), allowing communication with the spirits.[1]

Not all of the Ayoreo believe that this plant works, however it is said that the shaman feels effects similar to drunkenness when sienejna is smoked. In this state, the spirits of the animals (especially those of iguanas, poisonous snakes, and birds) meet him in the shape of small people so that they may let him know of their whereabouts.[1] Smoking experiments, however, have not revealed any type of hallucinogenic or other psychotropic effect.[1] Further study is required.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Schmeda-Hirshmann, "Magic and medicinal plants of the Ayoreos of the Chaco Boreal (Paraguay)", Journal of Ethnopharmacology, June 1993. Retrieved 5th September 2016.
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