Dimethyltryptamine: Endogenous Role and Therapeutic Potential
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs April 25, 2019 Alexandra Vsl Rodrigues, Francisco Almeida, Maria Augusta Vieira‐coelho 30 citations
N, N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is an indole alkaloid produced by a number of plants and animals, including humans. Its psychoactive effects were first described in 1956 by Stephen Szára, but have been exploited for centuries by South American indigenous populations in the form of ayahuasca. In the present review, we assess the state of the art regarding a putative role for endogenous DMT and...