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The dark web trades wildlife, but mostly for use as drugs

People and Nature, Volume 5, Issue 3, Page 999-1009, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Contemporary wildlife trade is massively facilitated by the Internet. By design, the dark web is one layer of the Internet that is difficult to monitor and continues to lack thorough investigation. Here, we accessed a comprehensive database of dark web marketplaces to search across c. 2 million dark web advertisements over 5 years using c. 7 k
Oliver C. Stringham, Jacob Maher, Charlotte R. Lassaline, Lisa Wood, Stephanie Moncayo, Adam Toomes, Sarah Heinrich, Freyja Watters, Charlotte Drake, Sebastian Chekunov, Katherine G. W. Hill, David Decary‐Hetu, Lewis Mitchell, Joshua V. Ross, Phillip Cassey   +14 more
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Classic psychedelics and alcohol use disorders: A systematic review of human and animal studies

Addiction Biology, Volume 27, Issue 6, November 2022., 2022
Interest of classic psychedelics as potential treatment for alcoholism has grown. Psychedelics could act through the modification of emotional and cognitive states. More studies are needed to analyse the effect of psychedelics on alcoholism. Abstract Classic psychedelics refer to substances such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin ...
Javier Calleja‐Conde, Jose Angel Morales‐García, Víctor Echeverry‐Alzate, Kora Mareen Bühler, Elena Giné, Jose Antonio López‐Moreno   +5 more
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Indigenous Philosophies and the "Psychedelic Renaissance"

Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 506-527, Autumn 2022., 2022
Abstract The Western world is experiencing a resurgence of interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, most of which are derived from plants or fungi with a history of Indigenous ceremonial use. Recent research has revealed that psychedelic compounds have the potential to address treatment‐resistant depression and anxiety, as well as post ...
Keith Williams, Osiris Sinuhé González Romero, Michelle Braunstein, Suzanne Brant   +3 more
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Primitivist medicine and capitalist anxieties in ayahuasca tourism Peru

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 496-515, June 2022., 2022
Abstract Analysing healing practices at an ayahuasca tourism centre in Peru, this article illustrates how Shipibo practices of curing and sorcery have adapted to the demands of international clients searching for primitivist healing experiences. At the core of this adaption is the thorny issue of occult power and its relation to capital accumulation ...
Alex K. Gearin
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N,N‐dimethyltryptamine and Amazonian ayahuasca plant medicine

Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, Volume 37, Issue 3, May 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective Reports have indicated possible uses of ayahuasca for the treatment of conditions including depression, addictions, post‐traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and specific psychoneuroendocrine immune system pathologies. The article assesses potential ayahuasca and N,N‐dimethyltryptamine (DMT) integration with contemporary healthcare ...
Edward James, Joachim Keppler, Thomas L Robertshaw, Ben Sessa   +3 more
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The Pharmacology and Clinical Applications of Psychedelic Medicines Within Midwifery Practice

Journal of Midwifery &Women's Health, Volume 67, Issue 3, Page 373-383, May/June 2022., 2022
Abstract The research and use of psychedelic medicines to treat common mental health disorders has increased substantially in the past 2 decades. At the same time, knowledge is relatively uncommon among midwives regarding (1) the relative benefits of psychedelic‐assisted therapy, (2) best practices associated with the delivery of psychedelic‐assisted ...
Cindy A. Stein, Andrew Penn, Stephanie Van Hope, Caroline G. Dorsen, Mariavittoria Mangini   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibition by Plant-Derived β-Carbolines; Implications for the Psychopharmacology of Tobacco and Ayahuasca

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
The monoamine oxidases (MAOs) are flavin-containing amine oxidoreductases responsible for metabolism of many biogenic amine molecules in the brain and peripheral tissues.
Ilana Berlowitz, Klemens Egger, Paul Cumming, Paul Cumming   +3 more
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Actividad antiparasitaria in vitro de BANISTERIOPSIS CAAPI (- CARBOLINAS) contra LEISHMANIA SPP [PDF]

, 2021
Leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in more than 98 countries in the world, including Ecuador. This disease is caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania and transmitted by sandfly.
Criollo Figueroa, Orfa Hipatia
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Taxonomia e morfologia das espécies filogeneticamente relacionadas a Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V. Morton (Malpighiaceae), componente do Chá Ayahuasca [PDF]

, 2022
Dissertação (mestrado) — Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Botânica, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, 2022.A família Malpighiaceae é mais diversa nos Neotrópicos, tendo como centro de diversidade a América
Souza, Raniely Miranda de
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Problematic Issues of Forensic Examinations in the Detection and Investigation of Crimes on Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs of Plant Origin

Теория и практика судебной экспертизы, 2021
The article discusses the main trends in the illegal trafficking of plants containing psychoactive substances of the hallucinogen class. The author reveals the features of hallucinogens and dissociative anesthetics.
Azat R. Miftakhov
doaj   +1 more source