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Usos da ayahuasca e discursos sobre transtornos mentais na imprensa brasileira 1960-2010

open access: yesCiencias Sociales y Religión, 2023
Historicamente, a ayahuasca é associada na imprensa à “alucinação”, às “drogas” e à “loucura”. No entanto, o avanço de pesquisas sobre seus “potenciais terapêuticos” e a divulgação dos resultados no noticiário fazem questionar, o que também é uma ...
Vinícius Maurício de Lima
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Efeitos Cardiovasculares, Renais e Hepáticos Produzidos pela Administração Crônica de Ayahuasca em Ratos Hipertensos/Cardiovascular, Renal and Hepatic Effects Produced by Chronic Administration of Ayahuasca in Hypertensive Rats

open access: yesRevista Ciências em Saúde, 2013
Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos cardiovasculares, renais e hepáticos produzidos pela administração crônica de Ayahuasca em ratos hipertensos. Materiais e Métodos: Foram utilizados 27 ratos machos Wistar adultos.
Aline Cunha Santos   +4 more
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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
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Ayahuasca and Default Mode Network

open access: yes, 2015
To investigate how Ayahuasca interferes with the Default Mode Network (DMN) activity a fluency verbal task was used. Subjects underwent two fMRI sessions, before and 40 min after Ayahuasca intake. To evaluate DMN activity, a verbal fluency task, designed
Crippa, Jose Alexandre   +7 more
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Ayahuasca: Uses, Phytochemical and Biological Activities

open access: yesNatural Products and Bioprospecting, 2019
Ayahuasca (caapi, yajé), is a psychoactive brew from the Amazon Basin region of South America traditionally considered a “master plant.” It is prepared as a decoction from Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis, which it is thought that it ...
Edgar Antonio Estrella-Parra   +2 more
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Changes in mental health, wellbeing and personality following ayahuasca consumption: Results of a naturalistic longitudinal study

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Background: Naturalistic and placebo-controlled studies suggest ayahuasca, a potent psychedelic beverage originating from Indigenous Amazonian tradition, may improve mental health, alter personality structure, and reduce alcohol and drug intake.
Daniel Perkins   +9 more
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Ayahuasca drinking using a two-bottle choice procedure in male mice

open access: yesScientific Reports
Ayahuasca has been proposed as a treatment for substance use disorders. However, because of its hallucinogenic properties, studies investigating its abuse potential are needed.
Natali D. Kisaki   +12 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

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

O uso da Ayahuasca no contexto urbano: um lugar entre o tradicional e o moderno. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, História.O presente trabalho têm por objetivo fazer apontamentos acerca de algumas características fundamentais e atuais que envolvem as religiões ...
Celant, Fábio Eduardo
core  

A quantitative textual analysis of the subjective effects of ayahuasca in naïve users with and without depression

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Ayahuasca is a brew with psychoactive properties that has been used as an entheogen for centuries, with more recent studies suggesting it is a promising treatment for some clinical disorders.
Lucas Cruz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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