thumb|right|Changa smoking blend (left) and DMT freebase (right)
Changa () is a DMT/MAOI-infused smoking blend.
Typically, extracts from DMT-containing plants are combined with a blend of different herbs and ayahuasca vine and/or leaf or harmala alkaloids from Peganum harmala to create a mix that is 20–50% DMT, .
The effects of Changa are considered by many to be more grounded than just DMT freebase smoked on its own.
History
thumb|right|Changa smoking blend Changa was created by Australian Julian Palmer in 2003-2004 and named when he 'asked' for a moniker for the drug during an Ayahuasca session.
The substance became highly popular in Australia in the mid 2000s, but its widespread introduction outside of Australia appears to be dated to the Boom Festival in Portugal in 2008.
Palmer actively worked to 'seed' Changa throughout the world, introducing it to the UK, Russia, India, Morocco, West Africa, Chile, Montenegro and China.
Changa was growing in popularity  due to its ease of smoking and longer duration (approximately 10-20 minutes) compared to smoking freebase DMT crystal.
The oldest evidence of the consumption of DMT is over 4,000 years old.
Pipes made of puma bone (Felis concolor) were found at Inca Cueva, in Jujuy Province, Argentina, containing remains of DMT and bufotenin, the compounds found in Anadenanthera beans.
Radiocarbon testing of the material gave a date of 2130 BC.
However the main active constituent of Anadenanthera is bufotenin.
In popular culture
Australian electronic trio Pnau titled their November 2017 album Changa in homage to the substance.
It reached a peak of number 11 on the ARIA charts.
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