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Here’s what you need to know about ayahuasca, the natural (and psychedelic) antidepressant

October 18, 2019 - ayahuasca?

The tea affects your central nervous system and brings you to an altered state of consciousness. This typically includes hallucinations, euphoria, and even out-of-body experiences. Some people will also experience paranoia and fear.

It generally kicks in within 20 to 60 minutes of consuming it, and the trip it induces can last for as long as six hours. Many people experience vomiting and diarrhea along with the psychological effects, and this is said ...

Traditional Amazonian medicine, ayahuasca, found to be a safe alternative treatment for depression

June 29, 2018 - ayahuasca and its therapeutic benefits for treating depression. The clinical trial involved administering a single dose of Ayahuasca to 14 people who were suffering from hard-to-treat depression. Meanwhile, 15 people suffering from the same condition received a placebo drink.

Those who were given the placebo drink were not aware that they were drinking a non-ayahuasca concoction. The researchers mixed the same bitter and deep-brown brew while making ...

Another natural remedy for alcoholism and depression? South American psychedelic herb promotes feelings of well-being, according to new study

November 15, 2017 -

In the study, researchers from the University of Exeter and University College London (UCL) examined the effects of the psychedelic herb known as ayahuasca and the well-being of its users by analyzing the data of 96,901 individuals around the world, which came from the Global Drug Survey. Of the respondents, there were about 527 ayahuasca users, 18,138 LSD or magic mushroom users, while the remaining 78,236 did not use any psychedelic drugs. The survey, which ...

Archaeologists discover COCAINE and other psychotropics in the 1,000-year-old belongings of a South American shaman

October 16, 2019 - ayahuasca. A traditional herbal drink in South America, ayahuasca produced hallucinations and altered consciousness in its consumers. Harmine and DMT served as its main psychotropic ingredients.

“Given the presence of harmine and DMT together in the pouch we found, it is likely that this shaman ingested these simultaneously to achieve a hallucinogenic state, either through a beverage, such as ayahuasca, or through a composite snuff that contained ...

Active ingredient in psychedelic tea puts the brain in a “dream-like state,” shows promise as treatment for psychiatric disorders

February 09, 2021 -

In a study published in Scientific Reports, an international team of researchers found that dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in ayahuasca tea can induce a rhythm of oscillating "delta" and "theta" waves in the brain, similar to the wave pattern during dreaming. People on DMT go through immersive dream-like experiences that feel "more real than real."

"We found a nice parallel between what happened in the DMT experience and the dream experience," said Christopher Timmermann, ...

Resetting your brain with psilocybin: Is a mushroom trip the answer to depression?

January 04, 2020 - ayahuasca and psilocybin.

People who consumed magic mushrooms with psilocybin reported that their senses changed the mushroom trip. They might start laughing or talk in a philosophical bent. They might even see colors caused by sounds in a perceptual phenomenon called synesthesia.

Psilocybin also helped the brain reboot its processes. The hallucinogen activated a serotonin receptor that also got targeted by antidepressant drugs. However, a single dose of ...

Study shows that psychotropic plants can help treat diabetes

April 24, 2019 - ayahuasca could be the key to regenerating the pancreas

The latest experiment by Stewart and his colleagues found that pairing up harmine with the inhibitor of another molecule raised the rate of cell division to anywhere between five to eight percent. Some of the combinations that underwent testing achieved an 18 percent division rate.

The Mount Sinai research team started out with harmine as a random pick out of 100,000 compounds back in 2015. Harmine affected ...