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 consumption has become common among the mestizo populations of South America. Ayahuasca use amongst the indigenous people of the Amazon is a form of traditional medicine and cultural psychiatry.
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- Frecska, Ede (Author)
- Bokor, Petra (Author)
- Winkelman, Michael (Contributor)
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Contributor)
- 2016-03-02
- Digital object identifier: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00035
- Identifier TypeInternational standard serial numberIdentifier Value1663-9812
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Frecska, E., Bokor, P., & Winkelman, M. (2016). The Therapeutic Potentials of Ayahuasca: Possible Effects against Various Diseases of Civilization. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 7. doi:10.3389/fphar.2016.00035