Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines

Mission:

We provide public education and cultural understanding 
about psychedelic plant medicines and promote 
a bridge between the ceremonial use of 
sacred plants and psychedelic science.

Vision:

We envision a world where plant medicines and other psychedelics are preserved, protected, and valued as part of our cultural identity and integrated into our social, legal and health care systems.

Our Programs

Academic Research

Production of original academic research on psychedelic plant medicines.

Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants 

Documentation, education, and advocacy on the legality of sacred plants.

Ayahuasca Community Committee

Raising awareness about key issues and promoting positive action. 

Women, Gender Diversity, and Sexual Minorities Working Group

Promoting the voices of women and queer people in the field of psychedelic science.

Chronicles

Providing public education and making academic knowledge more accessible.

FEATURED POSTS

Ayahuasca and Dreaming

Amy Jones, Ed.M, LCSW -
A crocodile, a pioneering rock band, and a Ryan Gosling film?...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Problematic Process for Religious Exemption for...

Brad Bartlett, Esq. -
There are hundreds of groups using ayahuasca in ceremonial underground...

Visionary Art in Peruvian Amazonia: The Power of Images and Translation...

Vinícius Dino, M.A. (C) -
When I entered Brazil’s National Museum as a master’s student in...

What can we learn from studying psychedelics in special populations?

Dr. Clancy Cavnar, Psy.D. -
Are gay people, women, and people of color so different...
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LEARN ABOUT AYAHUASCA, PSILOCIBYN MUSHROOMS, PEYOTE, AND OTHER PSYCHEDELIC PLANT MEDICINES

SPIRITUALITY

CULTURE

SCIENCE

The Urgent Need to Review the Botanical Classification of the Ayahuasca Vine

Regina Celia de Oliveira, Ph.D. -

Using Cannabis to Treat the Effects of Trauma

Michelle Thiessen, Ph.D. (C) -

Do Psychedelics Have the Power to Change Minds?

Alli Feduccia, Ph.D -
Clinical trials of MDMA, psilocybin, ketamine, and ayahuasca are offering a glimpse that the future...

Getting at the Root of Ayahuasca’s Therapeutic Potential

Kim P. C. Kuypers, Ph.D. -
Laughter is the reaction I often face when I tell people that my research demonstrates...

Can Drinking Ayahuasca Really Change Your Life?

Daniel Perkins, Ph.D. -
The ayahuasca world can promise big things: curing illness, healing trauma, and personal contact with...

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Chacruna is a voluntary organization run by a team of experts and enthusiasts who give their time freely to bring education and cultural understanding about psychedelic plant medicines to a wider audience. We promote a bridge between the ceremonial use of sacred plants and psychedelic science and envisage a world where plant medicines and other psychedelics are preserved, protected, and valued as part of our cultural identity and integrated into our social, legal and health care systems. Help us to achieve our mission! Please consider becoming a monthly donor so that your impact spans the entire year. Support of any frequency or amount helps the cause.

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