Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew that contains N,N-dimethyltryptamine and monoamine oxidase-inhibiting alkaloids. It is originally from the Amazon rainforest, but since the 1990s it has expanded worldwide. The compound is used in different religious, spiritual, and therapeutic settings. One of its common applications is for the treatment of addiction. The current study is an assessment of the...
A resolução de problemas por uma nova cadeia de respostas ocorre quando, diante de uma situação problema, é emitida uma nova resposta resultante do encadeamento de duas ou mais respostas aprendidas independentemente. Objetivo: avaliar a influência da ayahuasca nesse processo. Metodologia: foram utilizados 12 ratos machos da linhagem wistar divididos em 3 grupos: crônico, agudo e controle. O...
\n Alucinógenos (ALU) são substâncias psicoativas que não induzem o indivíduo à dependência, possuem perfil de segurança de uso mais alto quando comparado a outras drogas e baixa capacidade de causar tolerância ao uso. Estudos recentes propõem o uso de ALU como tratamento a algumas doenças e transtornos relacionados ao sistema nervoso central, como a depressão, ansiedade e dependência. Dentre...
El presente artículo aborda la disposición poética y barroca presente en el rito de la ayahuasca, en el que el poeta argentino Néstor Perlongher participó. Desde su perspectiva existen diversas tensiones experimentadas en el ritual chamánico, las que se organizan en tres parejas contradictorias: fuerza y forma, apolíneo y dionisíaco, cuerpo y expresión. Estas tensiones llevan al sujeto y /o...
A Ayahuasca é uma bebida enteógena feita por meio da união de duas plantas: um cipó chamado Mariri (Banisteriopsis caapi) e as folhas de uma árvore chamada Chacrona (Psychotria viridis). O Chá Ayahuasca vem sendo usado há milhares de anos em rituais religiosos indígenas, e há algumas décadas em religiões urbanas como o Santo Daime e a União do Vegetal. A Ayahuasca é considerada uma bebida...
Suicide is a major public health problem. Given increasing suicide rates and limitations surrounding current interventions, there is an urgent need for innovative interventions for suicidality. Although ayahuasca has been shown to target mental health concerns associated with suicidality (i.e., depression and hopelessness), research has not yet explored the impact of ayahuasca on suicidality....
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive beverage commonly consumed by indigenous people of the Amazon, traditionally used in religious and medicinal rituals. Nowadays, the infusion is often consumed by non-indigenous people due to its popularization. Scientific research corroborates the indigenous belief on the beverage’s healing powers when it comes to psychoneurological disorders. It is verified that a...
Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic infusion used in religious rituals that has serotoninergic properties and may be a potential therapeutic option for drug addiction. In this study, Wistar rats had intermittent access to ethanol for 8 weeks, receiving water (control), naltrexone (NTX, 2 mg/kg body weight [bw] intraperitoneally [i.p.]) or ayahuasca (Aya) at 0.5x, 1x, or 2x the ritual dose in the...
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive beverage prepared traditionally from a mixture of the leaves and stems of Psychotria viridis and Banisteriopsis caapi, respectively, being originally consumed by indigenous Amazonian tribes for ritual and medicinal purposes. Over the years, its use has spread to other populations as a means to personal growth and spiritual connection. Also, the recreational use of...
The jaguar Panthera onca is threatened across much of its range, due to habitat loss, retaliatory killings, and poaching. Consequently, it is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List (Quigley et al. , 2017). There is evidence of a growing trade in jaguar body parts across Latin America, particularly in Brazil, Bolivia, Suriname, Costa Rica, and Peru (Berton, 2018). For example, on...