A study found the first archeological evidence that the Incas used ayahuasca. A new analysis found traces of the drug in the hair and toes of mummified children sacrificed in rituals. It may have been ...

“Leon” is a young Brazilian man who has long struggled with depression. He keeps an anonymous blog, in Portuguese, where he describes the challenge of living with a mental illness that affects some ...

LEVERETT, Mass., Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A sustainability assessment of ayahuasca vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) conducted in the Peruvian Amazon conducted by Medicine Hunter in 2018 has been ...

True healing puts into order the body, mind and spirit with the past, present and future. What kind of agent or method or formula or treatment can help to effect such sweeping, integrated healing? I ...

Maybe you’ve heard of ayahuasca, a mind-altering brew that many travel to South America to sample. Over the last few years public interest in this beverage—whose active ingredients are a combination ...

At first glance, the peyote and ayahuasca plants may seem similar, but a closer look reveals the intricacies that set them apart. Are they, in fact, the same thing, or do they belong to entirely ...

The rainforests of the Amazon contain dozens of useful plants that are used in everything from medicine to food, and industrial products like rubber. Some of these plants are listed below. The Amazon ...