Dr. Anya Ermakova explains the usages of different vines for the preparation of ayahuasca and gives examples of consequences that have resulted from ayahuasca tourism. People are most familiar with scarcity of plant resources, but there have also been other consequences such as jaguar poaching. Are all the consequences of Ayahuasca tourism negative, or can there be positive aspects to it? Read more in this essay.

Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists Dr.’s Ben Malcolm and Kelan Thomas recently published a review article discussing the risks of serotonin syndrome with various serotonergic psychedelics, either alone or in combination with serotonergic antidepressants. In this article, the authors offer a short summary of their main findings.

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

The relationship between the placebo and psychedelic research is complicated by the psychological aspects of psychedelic therapy. Looking specifically at MDMA trials, Katherine Hendy outlines the history of double-blind studies, how MAPS used placebos in their MDMA trials, and the problems associated with this research methodology.

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.

Mycologist Gastón Guzmán Huerta dedicated his life to discovering and researching mushrooms of the genus Psilocybe.

Dr. Salvador Roquet was a Mexican pioneer in psychedelic psychotherapy. He began his medical career in the field of public health and later became...

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

  The incredible states of consciousness that emerge when people consume the psychedelic molecule DMT are characterized by a multiplicity of features. DMT is able...

In 2017 Chacruna was invited to make a selection of ‘state of the art’ social science references on ayahuasca and other plant medicines. We...