Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
January 14, 2026
Thaís Salatiel de Azevedo, Ygor Jessé Ramos, Nina Claudia Barboza Da Silva
During the transatlantic diaspora, enslaved Africans brought cultural and religious elements to Brazil, such as Candomblé, that deeply influenced local society. In Candomblé communities of Bantu origin, the death of an initiate requires specific rites, such as the Azerin. In this ritual practice, sacred plants are selected according to their associations with deities and their capacity to...
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
April 7, 2025
Thais A C Santos, Bruno S Amorim, Jefferson R Maciel et al.
1 citation
Banisteriopsis is a genus in the Malpighiaceae family with 61 species, notable for including ritualistic taxa such as B. caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V. Morton, one of the main components of Ayahuasca tea. We analyzed 38 Banisteriopsis species, representing more than 60% of the genus, to investigate its geographical origin, diversification period, and colonization routes in the Neotropics....
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
July 7, 2023
Joana Gonçalves, Ângelo Luís, Eugenia Gallardo et al.
16 citations
Traditional therapies, resorting to the use of plants, have acquired a great demand over the years, both for economic reasons and the preference for natural treatments. Some studies suggest that ayahuasca may have beneficial properties in treating some physical and psychological imbalances. Thus, we carried out a systematic review of studies published up to December 2022, where these themes...
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
December 2, 2022
Nicholas J Sadgrove
1 citation
There are almost 1000 species of Acacia sensu stricto in Australia, while the 44 species and 4 subspecies in southern Africa were taxonomically revised in the year 2011 to Senegalia and Vachellia. There are rumors of a chemical similarity between the Australian Acacia and their southern African sister genera. Chemical analysis has unequivocally demonstrated the presence of tryptamines (i.e.,...