Annales de Toxicologie Analytique
August 21, 2018
Jérôme Langrand, Laurène Dufayet, A. Villa et al.
Objectif L’ayahuasca est un breuvage psychedelique originaire du bassin amazonien et utilise dans des rites chamaniques. Il consiste en l’ingestion successive de 2 decoctions vegetales, l’une ayant un effet inhibiteur de la monoamine oxydase (IMAO), l’autre contenant de la dimethyltryptamine (DMT) responsable des effets hallucinogenes. Son utilisation en Europe est limitee par la reglementation...
Psychopharmacology
August 13, 2018
Malin V. Uthaug, Kim van Oorsouw, Kim P. C. Kuypers et al.
213 citations
RATIONALE: Ayahuasca is a psychotropic plant tea from South America used for religious purposes by indigenous people of the Amazon. Increasing evidence indicates that ayahuasca may have therapeutic potential in the treatment of mental health disorders and can enhance mindfulness-related capacities. Most research so far has focused on acute and sub-acute effects of ayahuasca on mental...
Chemico-Biological Interactions
August 4, 2018
Thayres S. Andrade, Rhaul Oliveira, Muriel Lopes Da Silva et al.
31 citations
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive concoction prepared from the plants Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis which are used ancestrally by Amazonian Indian populations and more recently, by Christian religious groups in Brazil and other countries. The aims of the present study were to identify the effects of ayahuasca on zebrafish embryo development and neurobehavior. Toxicity and developmental...
Horizontes Antropológicos
August 1, 2018
Glauber Loures Assis, Jacqueline Alves Rodrigues
5 citations
Resumo Procuramos, neste artigo, trazer alguns apontamentos sobre elementos que permeiam as redes neoxamânicas contemporâneas, tais como: trânsito e deslocamento de pessoas e artefatos, tradição e autenticidade, patrimônio, tecnologias xamânicas, peregrinação e turismo religioso, intercâmbio e alianças entre grupos diversos, bem como o estabelecimento de relações de “mercado”, disputas e...
Journal of Psychedelic Studies
July 25, 2018
Rafael G. Dos Santos, Scotty Enyart, José Carlos Bouso et al.
18 citations
Aphantasia ("blind imagination") is a poorly described condition with an uncertain etiology, characterized by reduced or lack of voluntary visual imagery. Preliminary evidence in humans suggests that hallucinogenic or psychedelic drugs that act as agonists of cortical 5-HT2A receptors [lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin, and dimethyltryptamine (DMT)] enhance visual imagery. Interview and...
Salud Colectiva
July 24, 2018
David Dupuis
17 citations
El creciente interés de los occidentales por la bebida psicotrópica ayahuasca y la participacion en rituales exóticos ha llevado en las últimas décadas a la multiplicación de los “centros chamánicos” en la Amazonía peruana. Entre estos, el centro Takiwasi es una comunidad terapéutica que acoge cada año a cientos de clientes nacionales y extranjeros. Esta institución, creada por un médico...
Education Policy Analysis Archives
July 22, 2018
Maria Betânia Barbosa Albuquerque
3 citations
O artigo analisa uma modalidade singular de educação mediada pelo consumo da ayahuasca, bebida feita de plantas de origem amazônica utilizada no contexto ritual da religião do Santo Daime. Em função das diversas aprendizagens que engendram, essas plantas são consideradas pelos adeptos como professoras. Mas, como compreender essa educação cujo mestre não é um humano e sim uma planta? Que saberes...
Psychological Medicine
June 15, 2018
Fernanda Palhano-Fontes, Dayanna Barreto, Heloisa Onias et al.
827 citations
Abstract Background Recent open-label trials show that psychedelics, such as ayahuasca, hold promise as fast-onset antidepressants in treatment-resistant depression. Methods To test the antidepressant effects of ayahuasca, we conducted a parallel-arm, double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial in 29 patients with treatment-resistant depression. Patients received a single dose of either...
June 12, 2018
Ivanilce Cristina Guimarães
BANCA EXAMINADORA Profa.Dra.Alessandra Sussulini (Orientadora) Profa.Dra.Heloisa França Maltez (CCNH-UFABC/Santo André) Profa.Dra.Solange Cadore (IQ-UNICAMP) A Ata da defesa com as respectivas assinaturas dos membros encontra-se no processo de vida acadêmica do(a) aluno(a).Este exemplar corresponde à redação final da Dissertação de Mestrado defendida pelo(a) aluno(a) IVANILCE CRISTINA...
Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
June 7, 2018
Júlia Movilla Pires, Fúlvio Rieli Mendes, Ana Paula Salum Pires et al.
10 citations
ABSTRACT Ayahuasca is a beverage with psychoactive properties used in religious and ceremonial rituals by some religious groups. The main active components of ayahuasca are dimethyltryptamine and the harmala alkaloids with β-carboline structure acting as monoamine oxidase A inhibitors. This combination produces a pronounced activation of serotonergic pathways and presents potential interaction...