Wari Discovered Adding Hallucinogenic Substances to Alcohol

Researchers examining the remains of a great feast in a region from the Wari period of the old Peruvian empire dating from the ninth century BC; vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina) psychoactive the seeds of a plant with chicha, a beer made from the fruit of the Peruvian pepper (Schinus molle) that was once used to make a special drink. stirred found it could be.

The researchers who set off from this discovery; Wari Empire is here to gather support in new regions ‘hallucinogenic’ beer came to the conclusion that he might have used it. Research team; He suspects that this hallucinogenic beverage may have created a comforting psychedelic state in humans.

Vilca seeds may have been used as a method of ‘persuasion’

Prior to the ‘Late Horizon’ era of the Wari Empire, such items were used by the political elite as valuable resources found in trees that grow deep in the mountains; however, this seems to have changed at some point and hallucinogens are social class indiscriminately started to be used by a wider audience. According to the study, the reason for this is that Wari leaders mixed hallucinogenic substances with alcohol to win the hearts of the people in the Quilcacampa region, or rather, to win the hearts of the people. to keep pleasant work.

Researchers; A new form of spiritual and social feelings that emerged with the sharing of this psychedelic substance with the public. religious orderi spread or a sense of harmony He speculates that it may have been used to create

On the other hand, the team; He notes that guests who do not have access to vilca seeds and have no knowledge of how the drink is prepared cannot reciprocate this experience. This means that the seeds of vilca are a powerful weapon that strengthens the expansion of the Wari Empire into new lands. the ‘persuasion’ method may have functioned.

After the Wari Empire, the Incas may have used a similar method.

In addition, archaeologists think the seeds in chicha were offered to ordinary people, as they allegedly contain compounds that may increase psychotropic effects, unlike the Wari elite, who prefer to grind and sniff the seeds. The painting of some beer containers with vilca capsules in the Wari regions of Peru is that this method was also used in other parts of the empire. widely supports the view that it is used.

With the arrival of the Inca Empire around 1450 AD, the seeds of vilca ceased to be used as a political tool; however, it is seen that beers continue to be consumed in the region. Archaeological evidence suggests that Inca leaders increase one’s joy It shows that it hosted banquets with plenty of chicha. This indicates that the Inca Empire may have followed a different but similar strategy from the Wari Empire.

However, as we have seen from history, the vilca seed alone is used to save any civilization. not enough looks like.