There has been much speculation as to the botanical identity of soma or haoma. Soma is a plant described in Hindu sacred texts including the Rigveda, while haoma is a plant described in the Avesta, a

Banisteriopsis caapi, also known as, caapi, soul vine, yagé, or ayahuasca is a South American liana of the family Malpighiaceae. It is commonly used as an ingredient of ayahuasca, a decoction with a l