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Ayahuasca and Its DMT- and β-carbolines – Containing Ingredients Block the Expression of Ethanol-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in Mice: Role of the Treatment Environment

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic beverage produced from the decoction of Banisteriopsis caapi (Bc) and Psychotria viridis (Pv), β-carboline- and N,N-dimethyltryptamine(DMT)-containing plants, respectively.
Elisangela G. Cata-Preta   +13 more
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Os conteúdos das visões da ayahuasca

open access: yesMana, 2003
Este artigo examina os conteúdos das alucinações visuais induzidas pela infusão psicotrópica ayahuasca. Ele faz parte de uma investigação fenomenológica mais ampla que busca estudar a ayahuasca de uma perspectiva psicológico-cognitiva.
Benny Shanon
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Ayahuasca: A review of historical, pharmacological, and therapeutic aspects

open access: yesPCN Reports, 2023
Ayahuasca is a psychedelic plant brew originating from the Amazon rainforest. It is formed from two basic components, the Banisteriopsis caapi vine and a plant containing the potent psychedelic dimethyltryptamine (DMT), usually Psychotria viridis.
Simon G. D. Ruffell   +15 more
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The influence of ceremonial settings on mystical and challenging experiences occasioned by ayahuasca: A survey among ritualistic and religious ayahuasca users

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Recent studies have recognized the importance of non-pharmacological factors such as setting to induce or promote mystical experiences or challenging experiences among ayahuasca users.
Alexandre Augusto de Deus Pontual   +6 more
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Psychotherapeutic and neurobiological processes associated with ayahuasca: A proposed model and implications for therapeutic use

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2023
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive Amazonian plant brew. It is usually made from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine (Spruce ex Griseb. Morton, Malpighiaceae), which contains three primary harmala alkaloids, along with the leaves of Psychotria viridis (Ruiz et Pavon,
Daniel Perkins   +12 more
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Brebaje Palo: a case study among the indigenous healers of Iquitos (Peru)

open access: yesRevista de Biologia Neotropical, 2008
Este estudo foi realizado na cidade de Iquitos (Amazônia peruana), onde a maioria dos curandeiros indígenas usa a bebida psicotrópica ayahuasca, a qual deve seus potentes efeitos principalmente à mistura de duas plantas, Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex ...
Claudio Mazzatenta
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The Impact of Ayahuasca on Suicidality: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2019
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.
Richard J. Zeifman   +7 more
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Moderators of ayahuasca’s biological antidepressant action

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
IntroductionThe understanding of biological responses to psychedelics with antidepressant potential is imperative. Here we report how a set of acute parameters, namely emotional (depressive symptoms), cognitive (psychedelic experience), and physiological
Geovan Menezes de Sousa   +26 more
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Ayahuasca and Globalization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The essay explores the globalization of ayahuasca, a plant medicine endemic to the Upper Amazon. Originally distributed among only Indigenous Amazonian people, today it is distributed throughout the globe. Contemporary consumers of ayahuasca construct it
Hudson, Jesse
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Four Weekly Ayahuasca Sessions Lead to Increases in “Acceptance” Capacities: A Comparison Study With a Standard 8-Week Mindfulness Training Program

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
Background: The therapeutic effects of the Amazonian plant tea ayahuasca may relate to its ability to enhance mindfulness capacities. Ayahuasca induces a modified state of awareness through the combined action of its active principles: the psychedelic N ...
Joaquim Soler   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

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