Ayahuasca: all studies (page 45) - The Consciousness Library

Correction: Simão, A.Y., et al. Evaluation of the Cytotoxicity of Ayahuasca Beverages. Molecules 2020, 25, 5594

Molecules February 26, 2021 Ana Y. Simão, Joana Gonçalves, Ana Gradillas et al. correction

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DOI: 10.3390/molecules26051236 Full text N/a

Accidental Environmentalism: Nature and Cultivated Affect in European Neoshamanic Ayahuasca Consumption

Anthropology of Consciousness February 12, 2021 Arne Harms 7 citations

Abstract Existing research demonstrates a positive connection between psychedelics and increased nature relatedness. Enhanced affective ties toward nature are widely framed as being built into the pharmakon itself, and the relevance of experiences remains little understood. This paper turns to neoshamanic ayahuasca ceremonies in Europe, exploring the way specialists and attendants refer to...

DOI: 10.1111/anoc.12130 Ayahuasca Environmentalism Curiosity Affect linguistics +8

Ayahuasca use and reported effects on depression and anxiety symptoms: An international cross-sectional study of 11,912 consumers

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports February 6, 2021 Jerome Sarris, Daniel Perkins, Lachlan Cribb et al. 72 citations

Background\nAyahuasca is a psychoactive Amazonian brew which has emerging data indicating that it has antidepressant and anxiolytic properties.\n\nMethods\nThis paper uses data from the Global Ayahuasca Project (GAP), which was undertaken across 2017-2020 and involved 11912 people, to examine the perceived effects of ayahuasca consumption on affective symptoms. The study focused on the...

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100098 Ayahuasca Anxiety Depression economics Clinical psychology +2

Rapid and sustained decreases in suicidality following a single dose of ayahuasca among individuals with recurrent major depressive disorder: results from an open-label trial.

Psychopharmacology February 1, 2021 Richard J. Zeifman, Nikhita Singhal, Rafael G. Dos Santos et al. 79 citations

Suicidality is a major public health concern with limited treatment options. Accordingly, there is a need for innovative interventions for suicidality. Preliminary evidence indicates that treatment with the psychedelic ayahuasca may lead to decreases in depressive symptoms among individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, there remains limited understanding of whether ayahuasca...

DOI: 10.1007/s00213-020-05692-9 Full text Ayahuasca Major depressive disorder Intervention Suicidality

Traditional Use of Banisteriopsis caapi Alone and Its Application in a Context of Drug Addiction Therapy.

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 2021 Matteo Politi, Fabio Friso, Gary Saucedo et al. 18 citations

Takiwasi is a therapeutic community for the treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) that combines traditional Amazonian medicine (TAM) with modern psychotherapy. One of the plant medicines from TAM used in this protocol is purgahuasca. It is a decoction of the vine Banisteriopsis caapi alone, whose use is traditional among the Awajún and other ethnic groups in Peru. The research began with...

DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2020.1820641 Full text Ayahuasca Awajún medicine Banisteriopsis caapi Purgahuasca +1

EL BOOM DE LA AYAHUASCA. A PROPÓSITO DE UN CASO. A PROPÓSITO DE UN CASO

Libro Comunicaciones 2021

La ayahuasca1 es una decocción tradicional amazónica con propiedades psicoactivas, se elabora a partir de la corteza de la vid Banisteriopsis caapi (que contiene alcaloides betacarbolina) y las hojas del arbusto Psychotria viridis (que suministra el alucinógeno N, N-dimetiltriptamina, DMT, que actúa como agonista serotoninérgico 5-HT2A). La ayahuasca se ha incorporado a la medicina popular y la...

DOI: 10.17579/sepd2021p149v

Psychosis induced by abuse of ayahuasca: a case report.

Revista Colombiana de psiquiatria 2021 Raul Felipe Palma-álvarez, Lara Grau-López, Elena Ros-Cucurull et al. 12 citations

Ayahuasca is a psychotropic infusion prepared by boiling the bark of Amazonian plants and has many psychopharmacological effects not fully understood. Some of those effects are used as treatment for different diseases. However, the side effects of ayahuasca, including ayahuasca-induced psychosis, are an important issue. Here we report the case of a patient who had a psychotic episode after...

DOI: 10.1016/j.rcp.2019.10.005 Full text Addiction Ayahuasca DMT Depression +4

(CASO CLÍNICO) UN MAL VIAJE CON AYAHUASCA: A PROPÓSITO DE UN CASO

Libro Comunicaciones 2021

Descripción del caso: Mujer de 30 años traída a Urgencias tras encontrarla andando por la carretera. Hace 48h se encontraba en un retiro espiritual, consumiendo una cantidad indeterminada de ayahuasca. Ha permanecido en vigilia desde el consumo, con sensación de que si acaba cerrando los ojos puede morir. Se encuentra inquieta, con desinhibición conductual y en contexto de elevada angustia, se...

DOI: 10.17579/sepd2021p127v

LA AYAHUASCA COMO NUEVO HORIZONTE TERAPÉUTICO EN TRASTORNOS PSIQUIÁTRICOS

Libro Comunicaciones 2021

- Objetivos: Ayahuasca es una bebida compuesta por Banisteriopsis caapi, rica en β-carbolinas (harmina, tetrahidroharmina y harmalina) y Psychotria viridis, rica en dimetiltriptamina (DMT). β-carbolinas funcionan como inhibidores reversibles de la enzima monoaminooxidasa A, involucrada en la inhibición del metabolismo de DMT. DMT es un agonista parcial de los receptores de serotonina con...

DOI: 10.17579/sepd2021p081s

When formulation procedures strongly matter: a case study of ayahuasca use in Centro Luz Divina, Piedade, São Paulo, Brazil

Revista de Ciências Farmacêutica Básica e Aplicadas - RCFBA 2021 Arilton Martins Fonseca, Eliana Rodrigues

Objectives: The objectives of this study were (a) to describe the history of the formation of the Centro Luz Divina (CLD), Piedade, São Paulo, (b) to describe the plants and recipes involved in making ayahuasca, and (c) to provide information for future chemical and pharmacological studies of ayahuasca. Methods: During the 578 hours of fieldwork between 2017 and 2019, 10 interviewees were...

DOI: 10.4322/2179-443x.0720 Ayahuasca Herbarium Snowball sampling Portuguese +2

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