Evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of ayahuasca employing the epithelial tumor test in Drosophila melanogaster
Open Access Journal of Science 2025 Alexandre Azenha Alves de Rezende, Luis Felipe Dos Santos Silva, Luciana Karen Calábria
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive drink used mainly by indigenous peoples. Its preparation involves the decoction of the Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V. Morton vine with Psychotria viridis Ruiz & Pav. leaves. The psychoactive effect is derived from the combination of the dimethyltryptamine from the shrub with the alkaloids from the vine. Given the promising therapeutic potential and the...