David M O'Shaughnessy

Teacher plants - Indigenous Peruvian-Amazonian dietary practices as a method for using psychoactives.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology March 25, 2022 Ilana Berlowitz, David M O'Shaughnessy, Michael Heinrich et al. 26 citations

Indigenous groups of the Amazon have developed intricate methods for the application of psychoactives, among which particularly the dieta or diet method of Peruvian-Amazonian traditional medicine stands out. It is a retreat-like intervention involving lengthy periods of social, behavioural, and alimentary restrictions, while ingesting specially prepared plant substances. The interplay of the...