PsychoactivesJune 25, 2025Guillermo Escobar-Cornejo, Fernando P. Cárdenas, Diego Torres et al.
Objective: To provide a state of the art on the use, role, and function of music during psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) with ayahuasca. Introduction: Ayahuasca is a medicinal brew with psychoactive qualities used by indigenous communities throughout the Amazon region, and music is deemed crucial during ayahuasca experiences. In PAT, music forms part of the set and setting, but it lacks...
Background: Mindfulness and compassion are therapeutically relevant and can be increased through different forms of meditation practices. However, meditation practice needs time and commitment. These resources are often limited in patients with mood disorders. Therefore, efficacious remedies that increase mindfulness and compassion could provide therapeutic options. This study aimed to...
Mindfulness and compassion are therapeutically relevant and can be increased through different forms of meditation practices. However, meditation practice needs time and commitment. These resources are often limited in patients with mood disorders. Therefore, efficacious remedies that increase mindfulness and compassion could provide therapeutic options. This study aimed to investigate the...
The psychoactive brew Ayahuasca has a central role in the traditional medicines of the indigenous people of the Amazon basin and in recent decades has generated significant research interest among the academic community along with the revival of psychedelic medicine. The therapeutic community Takiwasi, located in Peru, leads this movement in its dedication to treatment of substance use...
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experience disproportionately high rates of depression, anxiety, trauma, and discrimination, yet remain underrepresented in psychedelic research. This prospective, naturalistic study explored the impact of an ayahuasca retreat experience on mental health, quality of life, and spiritual well-being among SGM participants. Nineteen individuals attending...
Metabolic Brain DiseaseJune 11, 2025Daniel do Nascimento Sousa, Monique de Azevedo, Maria Lucília Santos et al.5 citations
Ayahuasca (Aya) is an Amazonian beverage traditionally used as medicine by Indigenous people in South America to treat various illnesses and have shown a potential to treat depression. This study aimed to investigate the antidepressant effects of fluoxetine, Aya and N, N dimethyl tryptamine (DMT), a component of the beverage, focusing on the modulation of inflammatory serum cytokine profiles...
Esta pesquisa aborda os cantos xamânicos tradicionais da etnia Huni Kuin/Kaxinawá (Acre) entoados nas cerimônias de ayahuasca (nixi pae) e presenciados pelo autor em espaços de vivências multiétnicas. Busca-se compreender a organização, as funções e características de tais cantos, denominados huni meka, nesses rituais indígenas. Concomitantemente, investiga-se de que forma a cosmologia e a...
Full book as a PDF. Contents: 1. Introduction2. Ayahuasca in the treatment of bipolar disorder with psychotic features3. Ayahuasca in the treatment of chronic childhood sexual abuse in a religious community4. Indigenous ayahuasca ceremonies in the European context5. Touch and play — ’spiritual attacks’ in ayahuasca ceremonies6. The clinical trial as a ritual
Psychedelics are known to profoundly alter perception and self-referential processing, yet their specific effects on face recognition -particularly with regard to the recognition of face familiarity-remain underexplored. This study investigates the effects of an ayahuasca-inspired novel DMT/HAR (N,N-dimethyltryptamine/Harmine) formulation and Harmine alone on face recognition and...
O objetivo do presente estudo é compreender como o contexto de uso exerce influência na experiência psicodélica e no potencial terapêutico da Ayahuasca. Para isso consistiu-se numa revisão integrativa de literatura. Foi realizada uma busca dos descritores Banisteriopsis, “Ayahuasca” e “daime” nas bases de dados: Scientific Eletronic Library (Scielo); Medical Publisher (PUBMED); Literatura...