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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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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
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Wame: Gaapi, a bebida cósmica dos Desana

Mundo Amazónico, 2019
Este texto é o resultado de um estudo em que destaco a história da origem espiritual do gaapi (Banisteriopsis caapi), os diferentes tipos da planta, as formas de preparação da bebida, seu uso em rituais, seus efeitos e suas visões, e o papel dos ...
Jaime Diakara Desano
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Ayahuasca: Uses, Phytochemical and Biological Activities

Natural 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, Julio Cesar Almanza-Pérez, Francisco Javier Alarcón-Aguilar   +2 more
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Molecular Pathways of the Therapeutic Effects of Ayahuasca, a Botanical Psychedelic and Potential Rapid-Acting Antidepressant

Biomolecules, 2022
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew traditionally used in indigenous and religious rituals and ceremonies in South America for its therapeutic, psychedelic, and entheogenic effects.
Giordano Novak Rossi, Lorena T. L. Guerra, Glen B. Baker, Serdar M. Dursun, José Carlos Bouso Saiz, Jaime E. C. Hallak, Rafael G. dos Santos   +6 more
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A Systematic Literature Review of the Potential Therapeutic Effects of Ayahuasca Tea Prepared From the Use of Banisteriopsis Caapi and Psychotria Viridis

Journal of Agricultural Studies, 2021
Ayahuasca is a drink of indigenous origin made as a decoction obtained from medicinal plants found mainly in Acre, state of Brazil, which are the leaves of Psychtoria viridis, popularly known as “chacrona” in Brazil, and the stem of Banisteriopsis caapi, commonly known as mariri or jagube. The decoction is used in religious practices for the therapy of
Adriane Cordeiro Trevisani, João Pedro Cordeiro Trevisani, Moacir Haverroth, Ailton Da Cruz Melo, Isabela Carvalho dos Santos, Lidiane Nunes Barbosa, Daniela Dib Gonçalves   +6 more
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The taxonomic study of the Malpighiaceae Juss. family of the restingas of Algodoal/Maiandeua, Maracanã, Pará, Brazil [PDF]

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2011
This study deals with the taxonomic treatment of species of the Malpighiaceae Juss. occurring in the EnvironmentalProtection Area (APA) Algodoal/Maiandeua, Maracanã, Pará.
Maria de Nazaré do Carmo Bastos, Julio dos Santos de Sousa, Vitor Hugo Dias Alexandrino   +2 more
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Implementación de un producto natural a partir de Ayahuasca (banisteriopsis caapi) en la sustitución de antidepresivos sintéticos

Ciencia Latina Revista Científica Multidisciplinar, 2023
En la actualidad el uso excesivo de antidepresivos de origen químico en el Ecuador ha aumentado en los últimos años, con el tiempo el abuso de antidepresivos, bloquea la acción del neurotransmisor que es el responsable de mantener en equilibrio el estado de ánimo (serotonina), ocasionando en las personas altos niveles de depresión y ansiedad, derrames ...
Franklin Andrés Álvarez Cortez, Daicy Paola Arias Salazar   +1 more
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Tourism, human–wildlife interactions, and wildlife trade in the globalizing Amazon

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
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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Plant derived bioactive compounds and their potential to enhance adult neurogenesis

Phytomedicine Plus, 2022
Background: Self-renewal and proliferation of neural progenitor cells occur throughout humans' lives. However, aging, stress, and degenerative diseases can hinder or stop the process.
Krishnapriya, Parameswaran Sasikumar, Maniyamma Aswathy, Prakash Tripathi Prem, Kokkuvayil Vasu Radhakrishnan, Pulikkaparambil Sasidharan Baby Chakrapani   +5 more
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