Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
July 3, 2020
Simon Ruffell, Nige Netzband, Catherine Bird et al.
43 citations
Ayahuasca is a South American psychoactive plant brew used as traditional medicine in spiritual and in cultural rituals. This is a review of the current understanding about the pharmacological mechanisms that may be interacting in ayahuasca. Searches were performed using PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science databases and 16 papers were selected. As hypothesized, the primary narrative in...
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
June 20, 2020
A.p.s. Campagnoli, L.a.s. Pereira, José Lino Oliveira Bueno
11 citations
Ayahuasca is described as a hallucinogenic substance whose property is to alter the subjective experience of time and impair the perception of the passage of time during stimuli of more than two to three seconds. The dose-dependent effects of two concentrations of ayahuasca in the ritualistic context were investigated employing temporal reproduction tasks in participants experienced in...
Fortschritte der Neurologie · Psychiatrie
June 16, 2020
Peter Neu
1 citation
Zusammenfassung Ayahuasca ist ein psychoaktives Getränk, welches seit wahrscheinlich hunderten von Jahren von indigenen Kulturen des Amazonas-Beckens als Medizin und Hilfsmittel bei religiösen Ritualen benutzt wird. Durch den Rucksacktourismus fanden die Substanz und die damit verbundenen Rituale auch Verbreitung in der westlichen Welt. Anhand eines klinischen Fallberichts wird ein Abriss der...
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
June 12, 2020
Albert Katchborian‐neto, Wanderleya T Santos, Karen J Nicácio et al.
62 citations
Ayahuasca is a tea produced through decoction of Amazonian plants. It has been used for centuries by indigenous people of South America. The beverage is considered to be an ethnomedicine, and it is traditionally used for the treatment of a wide range of diseases, including neurological illness. Besides, some scientific evidence suggests it may be applicable to Parkinson's disease (PD)...
Biological Trace Element Research
June 5, 2020
Ivanilce Cristina Guimarães, Luís Fernando Tófoli, Alessandra Sussulini
7 citations
The consumption of ayahuasca, a brew prepared from the decoction of two Amazon plants, has increased worldwide in the last decades. This fact raised questions about the safety in its oral administration. In this sense, information concerning the chemical composition of ayahuasca is essential to find a comprehensive reply. Therefore, the aim of this study consisted of determining the elemental...
Ethnos
June 1, 2020
Ruth Goldstein
6 citations
Moving among the laboratory, the Brazilian Amazon, and herbaria, this article cultivates a theoretical grafting of phytocommunicable strategies that stem from human interactions with ayahuasca and Arabidopsis, two plants that appear – at least geographically – worlds apart. Ayahuasca, a psychedelic Amazonian vine, represents the 'Philosopher Plant', guiding imbibers to greater self-knowledge...
May 4, 2020
Juliana Mendes Rocha
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Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental
May 1, 2020
Laura Orsolini, Stefania Chiappini, Duccio Papanti et al.
27 citations
Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic plant preparation, traditionally consumed in sacred ceremonies by indigenous North-Westerner Amazonian countries like Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Ecuador. It is fundamental to carefully balance benefits/risks related to the ayahuasca intake, both during ceremonies and experimental settings. The aim is at evaluating and comparing the potential therapeutic benefits...
Psychiatria Polska
April 30, 2020
Aleksandra Barabasz-Gembczyk, Krzysztof Kucia
4 citations
Ayahuaska, zwana również „lianą duszy”, „pnączem duszy” to rytualny psychodelik podawany tradycyjnie w formie wywaru roślinnego, od stuleci stosowany przez rdzenną ludność Ameryki Południowej, a w ostatnich 25 latach również w krajach Europy, Azji, Afryki, Australii, w Kanadzie i Stanach Zjednoczonych Ameryki Północnej. Jej aktywność biologiczna wynika z zawartości N,N- dimetrylotryptaminy...
Molecules
April 29, 2020
Gabriela de Oliveira Silveira, Rafael G. Dos Santos, Felipe Rebello Lourenço et al.
36 citations
Ayahuasca tea is a hallucinogenic beverage used for religious purposes in Brazil and many other countries that has therapeutic potential in the treatment of some mental health disorders. In the context of psychedelic research, quantification of the tea’s main alkaloids prior to its administration in animal or human studies is essential. For this reason, this study aims to provide information...