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Effects of ayahuasca on psychometric measures of anxiety, panic-like and hopelessness in Santo Daime members

Journal of Ethnopharmacology April 26, 2007 Rafael G. Dos Santos, J. Landeira-Fernández, Rick J. Strassman et al. 206 citations

The use of the hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca, obtained from infusing the shredded stalk of the malpighiaceous plant Banisteriopsis caapi with the leaves of other plants such as Psychotria viridis, is growing in urban centers of Europe, South and North America in the last several decades. Despite this diffusion, little is known about its effects on emotional states. The present study...

The globalization of ayahuasca: Harm reduction or benefit maximization?

International Journal of Drug Policy December 5, 2006 Kenneth W. Tupper 207 citations

Ayahuasca is a tea made from two plants native to the Amazon, Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis, which, respectively, contain the psychoactive chemicals harmala alkaloids and dimethyltryptamine. The tea has been used by indigenous peoples in countries such as Brazil, Ecuador and Peru for medicinal, spiritual and cultural purposes since pre-Columbian times. In the 20th century,...

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.11.001 (opens in new tab) Ayahuasca Indigenous Globalization Environmental ethics

Ayahuasca e redução do uso abusivo de psicoativos: eficácia terapêutica?

Psicologia Teoria e Pesquisa December 1, 2006 Rafael G. Dos Santos, Célia Carvalho de Moraes, Adriano Furtado Holanda 15 citations

Trata-se de uma avaliação do possível papel do uso da ayahuasca, em contexto religioso, como auxiliar na redução do consumo abusivo de psicoativos, a partir de uma pesquisa de estudo de caso. Foi realizada uma entrevista aberta com uma usuária regular de cocaína, nicotina e álcool que abandonou este comportamento após entrar em contato com a ayahuasca num contexto ritualizado. O caso foi...

A demand for clarity regarding a case report on the ingestion of 5-methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) in an Ayahuasca preparation.

Journal of Analytical Toxicology July 1, 2006 James C. Callaway, Charles S. Grob, Dennis J. Mckenna et al. 33 citations

J.C. Callaway, Charles S. Grob, Dennis J. McKenna, David E. Nichols, Alexander Shulgins, Kenneth W. Tupper; A Demand for Clarity Regarding a Case Report on the

DOI: 10.1093/jat/30.6.406 (opens in new tab) 5-MEO-DMT Ayahuasca Psychoactive substances Psychedelics +32

Increased frontal and paralimbic activation following ayahuasca, the pan-amazonian inebriant

Psychopharmacology March 30, 2006 Jordi Riba, Sergio Romero, Eva Grasa et al. 245 citations

RationaleAyahuasca is a South American psychoactive plant tea which contains the serotonergic psychedelic N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and monoamine-oxidase inhibitors that render DMT orally active. Previous investigations with ayahuasca have highlighted a psychotropic effect profile characterized by enhanced introspective attention, with individuals reporting altered somatic perceptions and...

Las cartas de la ayahuasca

Nanotechnology 2006 Willian S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg 1 citation

The development of a thin film with well-defined metallic micro/nanostructures, diverse surface functionalities, and superior electronic/optical properties has been a great challenge to researchers seeking an efficient method for the detection of various analytes in chemical and biological sensing applications. Herein, we report a facile and effective approach to the fabrication of an ordered...

Ayahuasca: uma abordagem toxicológica do uso ritualístico

Archives of Clinical Psychiatry (São Paulo) December 1, 2005 Maria Carolina Meres Costa, Mariana Cecchetto Figueiredo, Sílvia de Oliveira Santos Cazenave 17 citations

O chá da Ayahuasca vem sendo utilizado milenarmente por índios da América do Sul,como instrumento espiritual e ritual, com extrema religiosidade. No século passado surgiram seitas não-indígenas, que passaram a fazer uso do chá. Essa utilização vem aumentando desde a liberação do uso da Ayahuasca para fins religiosos no Brasil. A ação do chá deve-se à presença de alcalóides nas plantas...