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When Ayahuasca Microdosing Might Cause Serotonin Toxicity

While there has been promising evidence of safety and effectiveness for ayahuasca macrodosing to treat depression, the medical risks and benefits of ayahuasca microdosing...

Could Synthetic Mescaline Protect Declining Peyote Populations?

The rise in popularity of peyote has unfortunately led to overharvesting which consequently poses a great risk for the future of the species. With the increasing need to protect peyote, synthetic mescaline may offer an alternative gateway into this experience that is bereft of issues regarding sustainability. This article summarizes the chemical composition and production of synthetic mescaline.
ayahuasca and epigenetics

Ceremonial Ayahuasca in Amazonian Retreats: Mental Health and Epigenetic Outcomes From...

What is the connection between ayahuasca and epigenetics? In this study, the researchers explored whether ayahuasca could be used as a treatment for developmental trauma.
A group of mushrooms that are found in Mexico

Psychoactive Mushrooms in Mexico: Overview of Ecology and Ethnomycology

Anya Ermakova provides an overview of the psychoactive mushrooms found in Mexico & the cultural & conservation issues associated with them.

Using Cannabis to Treat the Effects of Trauma

We are all impacted by experiencing or witnessing traumatic events such as violence, accidents, and the death of loved ones. As we struggle to...

Why Chronic Microdosing Might Break Your Heart

While there has been very promising evidence of safety and effectiveness for psychedelics after a few acute macrodoses in clinical trials, the risks and...

Remembering Dr. Jordi Riba, Ayahuasca Research Pioneer (1968–2020)

On August 14, 2020, the world bid farewell to scientific pioneer, Dr. Jordi Riba. The untimely death of the Catalan ayahuasca researcher has come...
Psychedelic psychiatry

Is Psychiatry Ready for the Psychedelic Healing Paradigm?

How can the use of psychedelic and sacred plants help alleviate human suffering? What are the barriers to such “plant medicines,” like ayahuasca, becoming...
Ibogaine healing

How the Psychedelic Ibogaine May Heal, Repair & Protect the Brain

Ibogaine is a potent psychedelic substance found mainly in the root bark of the shrub Tabernanthe iboga, native of the Congo and Gabon, as...
ayahuasca mental health

How the Amazonian Tea Ayahuasca Affects Mental Health

More and more people from around the globe are turning to ayahuasca, the Amazonian psychoactive tea, as a form of mental health treatment. Some...
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