Virola theiodora

Virola theiodora is a species of flowering plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is a tree native to the northern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, and Venezuela.^[2]

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Magnoliids

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Virola theiodora
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Myristicaceae
Genus:	Virola
Species:	V. theiodora
Binomial name
Virola theiodora (Spruce ex Benth.) Warb.
Synonyms[2]
Myristica rufula Mart. ex A.DC. Myristica theiodora Spruce ex Benth. (1853) Palala theiodora (Spruce ex Benth.) Kuntze

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It is used as a medicine and a poison.^[2] The Yanomami people use the powdered resin as an entheogen known as nyakwána which is inhaled or "snuffed" into the nasal cavity, it contains a high concentration of 5-MeO-DMT and DMT.^[3]

Virola theiodora extracts have weak antibacterial activity against Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus.^[4]