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The therapeutic potentials of ayahuasca: possible effects against various diseases of civilization

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2016
Ayahuasca is an Amazonian psychoactive brew of two main components. Its active agents are β-carboline and tryptamine derivatives. As a sacrament, ayahuasca is still a central element of many healing ceremonies in the Amazon Basin and its ritual ...
Ede eFrecska, Petra eBokor, Michael eWinkelman   +2 more
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Tourism, human–wildlife interactions, and wildlife trade in the globalizing Amazon

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2026.
Tourism in the globalizing Peruvian Amazon contributes to harmful human–wildlife interactions and the wildlife trade, with tourists participating in activities such as handling wildlife, taking selfies with animals, purchasing live animals, and wild meat consumption.
Christian J. Rivera, William R. Travis, Miguel Caireta Camps, Ruth M. Rocker, Javier Velásquez Varela, Pamela Montero Alvarez, Agustín Fuentes, David S. Wilcove   +7 more
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Psychedelics in Mental Health: Opportunities and Challenges

Brain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Psychedelic and substance‐assisted therapies are attracting renewed scientific, clinical, and public interest as potential interventions for mental health disorders, particularly treatment‐resistant depression, post‐traumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorders.
Lena K. L. Oestreich, Nathalie M. Rieser
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Behavioral Changes Over Time Following Ayahuasca Exposure in Zebrafish

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2017
The combined infusion of Banisteriopsis caapi stem and Psychotria viridis leaves, known as ayahuasca, has been used for centuries by indigenous tribes.
Robson Savoldi, Daniel Polari, Jaquelinne Pinheiro-da-Silva, Priscila F. Silva, Bruno Lobao-Soares, Mauricio Yonamine, Fulvio A. M. Freire, Ana C. Luchiari   +7 more
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Recreational Drug Use at a Music Festival: A Dual Approach Using Hair Biomarkers Analysis and Participant Self‐Reported Drug Use

Drug Testing and Analysis, Volume 18, Issue 7, Page 831-840, July 2026.
Combined self‐report and hair analysis in festival attendees (n = 249) revealed substantial discrepancies in drug use reporting, particularly for stimulants and dissociatives. This integrated approach enhances detection of poly‐drug use and provides a more reliable basis for monitoring and harm‐reduction strategies.
A. Y. Simão, T. Rosado, M. Barroso, M. Andraus, E. Gallardo   +4 more
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Ayahuasca, Pain, and Inflammation: A Systematic Review of Preclinical Studies

Psychoactives
Pain is a protective mechanism that can be classified into acute and chronic types. Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew rich in dimethyltryptamine or DMT (a 5-HT2A receptor agonist), and harmine (a monoamine-oxidase (MAO) inhibitor) used for religious and ...
Bianca Villanova, Giordano Novak Rossi, Lorena Terene Lopes Guerra, José Carlos Bouso, Jaime Eduardo Cecilio Hallak, Rafael Guimarães dos Santos   +5 more
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The Power of Social Attribution: Perspectives on the Healing Efficacy of Ayahuasca

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
During the last decades, ayahuasca gained much popularity among non-Indigenous and out-of-Amazonia based populations. In popular culture, it has been advertised as a natural remedy that was discovered by Indigenous peoples ante millennia and that has ...
Bernd Brabec de Mori, Bernd Brabec de Mori   +1 more
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Changes over time in hallucinogen‐related emergency department visits in Ontario, Canada

Addiction, Volume 121, Issue 7, Page 1781-1793, July 2026.
Abstract Background and aims Recent increasing interest in hallucinogens has underscored the critical gaps in our understanding of their adverse health effects and healthcare usage over time. The current study aimed to examine changes in emergency department (ED) visit rates involving hallucinogens, clinical outcomes of visits and the characteristics ...
Daniel T. Myran, Rachael MacDonald‐Spracklin, Alexander R. Levesque, Michael Pugliese, Jess G. Fiedorowicz, André J. McDonald, Joshua D. Rosenblat, Ian Colman, Josephine Zein, Marco Solmi   +9 more
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Ayahuasca and cancer treatment

SAGE Open Medicine, 2013
Objectives: Comprehensively review the evidence regarding the use of ayahuasca, an Amerindian medicine traditionally used to treat many different illnesses and diseases, to treat some types of cancer. Methods: An in-depth review of the
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Otherwise Ayahuasca Expressions. Ritual Reinvention and Social Change in Ayahuasca Rituals

Studia Religiologica
This article examines a range of hybrid, artistic ayahuasca ritual formations that I define as otherwise ayahuasca expressions to engage with the question of ritual reinvention.
Piera Talin
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