Birth Defects Research Part B Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Maternal and developmental toxicity of ayahuasca in Wistar rats

Birth Defects Research Part B Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology May 11, 2010 Carolina Dizioli Rodrigues de Oliveira, Camila Queiroz Moreira, Lílian Rose Marques de Sá et al. 44 citations

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Ayahuasca is a psychotropic plant beverage initially used by shamans throughout the Amazon region during traditional religious cult. In recent years, ayahuasca has also been used in ceremonies of a number of modern syncretic religious groups, including pregnant women. However, no documented study has been performed to evaluate the risk of developmental toxicity of...