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JORMA International Journal of Health and Social Sciences

ISSN 2978-0942

1 paper in the library · publishing 2026

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Sacred Medicine: Use of Psychogenic Peyote within Ho-Chunk Healing

JORMA International Journal of Health and Social Sciences October 12, 2026 Michael Sersch

Current interest in the effectiveness of psychedelic-assisted recovery from trauma and other mental health conditions has been increasing. The Native American Church’s (NAC) use of the psychoactive plant peyote for over 100 years within sacred ritual has been a unique approach to religious expression and individual as well as collective healing, especially when addressing cultural trauma as...