The role of ayahuasca in cell viability and oxidative stress in gastric adenocarcinoma cell line.
Natural Product Research July 4, 2024 Joana Gonçalves, José Francisco Cascalheira, Patrícia Valentão et al.
Ayahuasca, a psychoactive beverage native to the Amazon, originally derived from Banisteriopsis caapi stem scrapings and Psychotria viridis leaves, exhibits hallucinogenic properties due to N,N-dimethyltryptamine. When combined with β-carbolines, it enters the bloodstream and central nervous system, inhibiting monoamine oxidase-A. Over time, therapeutic effects have been associated to ayahuasca...