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.

Articles

Providing public education and making academic knowledge more accessible.

FEATURED POSTS

The First Indigenous Ayahuasca Conference (Yubaka Hayrá) in Acre Demonstrates Political,...

Daiara Tukano, MA -
Ayahuasca is a traditional medicine for approximately one hundred indigenous...

Psychedelic Privilege: Report from the Women and Psychedelics Forum

Ariel Vegosen -
Two months ago, I was invited to attend a powerful convergence...

Embodied Healing: A Personal Perspective on Resolving Trauma with Psychedelics

Dee Dee Goldpaugh, LCSW -
Very few of us are ever lucky enough to be...

Combining Psychedelics with Capitalism May Cause Unintended Side Effects

Geoff Bathje, Ph.D. -
Some proponents of psychedelics are excited about their medicinal uses,...
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SPIRITUALITY

Healing and Knowledge with Amazonian Shamanic Diet

Matteo Politi, Ph.D. -
Working...

Can Medical Cannabis Play a Harm Reduction Role in the Opioid Overdose Crisis?

Philippe Lucas, Ph.D. (C) -
  North America is currently in the grips of a public health crisis rooted in the...

Shamanism and the Dynamics of Addiction

Michael James Winkelman, Ph.D. -
Why have addictions and the social problems of drug abuse become one of the greatest...

My Experience as a Brazilian at a Santo Daime Retreat in the United States

Camila Benedito Ph.D. (C) -
It was 2016 when I got the news: I was going to the United States...
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How I Completed My Childhood at Burning Man with Psychedelic Mushrooms

Neal M. Goldsmith, Ph.D -
My first visit to Burning Man was at the request of Rick Doblin, founder and...

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...

POLICY

INTEGRATION

NEWS

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