Dear Editor,Ayahuasca is a traditional psychoactive infusion of the Amazonian indigenous people composed mainly of a mixture of Psychoteria viridis or related species (containing N,N-dimethyltrypta...
Background: There exists an underexploited opportunity to develop innovative therapeutic approaches to SUDs based upon the complementarity between modern and traditional health systems.Objectives: Illustrate the feasibility and potentiality of such an approach through the comprehensive description of Takiwasi Center's treatment model and program, where health concepts and practices from...
Das inúmeras plantas utilizadas para tratar a depressão, talvez nenhuma seja mais complexa em terminologia e propriedades botânicas do que a ayahuasca. É uma bebida medicinal alucinógena e psicoativa valorizada pelas tribos indígenas amazônicas que se origina da fervura da casca de uma videira chamada Banisteriopis caapi com as folhas de Psycotria viridis. Vários estudos demonstraram a sua...
Actualmente estamos asistiendo a un renovado interés académico por drogas alucinógenas como la psilocibina o la ayahuasca. El uso clínico de alucinógenos se ha acompañado pormodelos psicoterapéuticos con los cuales se direccionan sus efectos subjetivos. El enfoqueclínico desarrollado en Brasil es especialmente interesante, ya que no cuenta con orientacionespsicoterapéuticas o técnicas de...
Purpose Ayahuasca ceremonies are currently practiced all over the world. This study aims to investigate ayahuasca ceremonies in Colombia (where ayahuasca use is culturally entrenched) and Italy (where ayahuasca use has only recently spread). Design/methodology/approach In total, 32 Italian (53% males; 47% females) and 28 Colombian (79% males; 21% females) ayahuasca ceremony participants...
Agradeço a toda minha família pelo apoio durante minha trajetória, em especial à minha mãe Vera Lúcia e ao meu pai Antonio Nedir, minha vó Beatriz, ao meu irmão Henrique e sua esposa Paula, à minha sobrinha Beatriz Maria e à minha namorada Gabriela Rangel.Ao meu orientador Dr. Paulo Almeida por toda a parceria durante o desenvolvimento da pesquisa, por ter acreditado em meu potencial e por todo...
Introduction Serotonergic psychedelics such as ayahuasca are reported to promote both structural and functional neural plasticity via partial 5-HT 2A agonism. However, little is known about how these molecular mechanisms may extend to repeated psychedelic administration in humans, let alone neuroanatomy. While early evidence suggests localised changes to cortical thickness in long-term...
Background: In the context of increasing scientific interest in the potential therapeutic use of psychedelic agents and their underlying psychotherapeutic mechanisms, we undertake the first detailed assessment of insights and life and lifestyle changes associated with ayahuasca consumption. Methods: An international cross-sectional study of ayahuasca drinkers in a variety of settings was...
Santo Daime is a new religious movement of Brazilian origin blending Catholicism, shamanism, Afro-Brazilian spiritualities, and esotericism. Known for its ceremonial use of ayahuasca, a psychedelic...
There has recently been a resurgence of interest in psychedelic compounds based on studies demonstrating their potential therapeutic applications in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse disorders, and treatment-resistant depression. Despite promising efficacy observed in some clinical trials, the full range of biological effects and mechanism(s) of action of these compounds...
Ayahuasca is a psychedelic beverage originally from the Amazon rainforest used in different shamanic settings for a variety of medicinal, spiritual, and cultural purposes. It is prepared by decoction of the vine Banisteriopsis caapi, source of β-carboline alkaloids, and, Psychotria viridis containing the classic psychedelic N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT). As part of the “renaissance of...
Metaphors, analogies, and similes commonly appear in narratives of drinking the potent psychedelic "ayahuasca", presenting an intriguing transcultural pattern. Based upon survey and field research at an ayahuasca healing center in Pucallpa, Peru, the article investigates conceptual metaphors in narratives of ayahuasca experiences made by the visiting international guests. Bodily metaphors and...
A ayahuasca é uma bebida alucinógena originária na América do Sul, utilizada por indígenas em rituais xamânicos. É obtida através da fermentação de duas plantas, a folha da P. viridis, na qual é obtida a dimetiltriptamina (DMT), substância responsável pelos efeitos alucinógenos e o cipó B. caapi que contém β-carbolinas (harmina, harmalina e tetraidro-harmina). As β-carbolinas impedem a...
This paper examines the possible consequences of medicalising the psychedelic Ayahuasca to be used as a treatment for depression. Through a science and technology studies (STS) understanding of the social construction of scientific facts, I consider how traditional indigenous uses of Ayahuasca are translated into Western medicine. Two special points of attention are: (1) the cultural...
Revista ContemporâneaSeptember 5, 2023Catarina Rodrigues Damasceno Murucci, Rita de Cássia Ramos Queiroz de Freitas, Grazielly Ribeiro Viana et al.
Ayahuasca is a tea used in original indigenous rituals with the aim of expanding the mind and consciousness. Some studies have pointed to Ayahuasca as a potent antidepressant with reduced side effects when compared to other conventional synthetic allopathic treatments. Over the years, tea has come to be known by both the popular community and the scientific community. The species used are...
There has been a resurgence of interest in the use of psychedelic therapies for several mental and substance use disorders. Psilocybin, a "classic" serotonergic psychedelic, has emerged as one of the primary compounds of interest in clinical research. While research on psilocybin's potential mental health benefits has grown, data on the safety and efficacy of other serotonergic psychedelics...
Abstract Ayahuasca is a brew with psychoactive properties that has been used as an entheogen for centuries, with more recent studies suggesting it is a promising treatment for some clinical disorders. Although there is an emerging scientific literature on its effects, to the best of our knowledge no study has explored the self-reported experiences of first-time ayahuasca users with quantitative...
Abstract Increasing harvest and overexploitation of wild plants for non‐timber forest products can significantly affect population dynamics of harvested populations. While the most common approach to assess the effect of harvest and perturbation of vital rates is focused on the long‐term population growth rate, most management strategies are planned and implemented over the short‐term. We...
Book Review| August 01 2023 Review: Liquid Light: Ayahuasca Spirituality and the Santo Daime Tradition, by G. William Barnard Liquid Light: Ayahuasca Spirituality and the Santo Daime Tradition. By G. William Barnard. Columbia University Press, 2022. 384 pages. $140.00 hardcover; $35.00 softcover; ebook available. Tarryl Janik Tarryl Janik University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Search for other works...
En este artículo, proponemos una lectura crítica de la obra de César Calvo Las tres mitades de Ino Moxo y otros brujos de la Amazonía a partir de la confluencia entre literatura y visualidades en tanto principio constructivo de una proliferación de soportes y de materiales al interior de la obra, como es el caso de la pintura de César Calvo de Araújo, los grabados de Francisco Mariotti o las...