Tag: plant medicines

Ergot in Canada: A Lost Tradition?

In the second half of the 20th century, farmers on the Canadian prairies produced ergot...

Medicinal Abortions in Mexican History: Botanical Knowledge Retained

You might assume that medicinal contraceptives are recent products of modern western science. In fact,...

Abortion, Plants, & Whispered Networks of Botanical Knowledge

Women's whisper networks have always played a major role in the spread of knowledge about...

Redwing Keyssar: Nurse, Midwife to the Dying, Ceremonialist

There is a reason we call it Mother Earth. Nature teaches us. It nurtures. It...

A Collective Call for Accountability in Plant Medicine Experiences

Plant medicine practices in the West have mostly been used for personal healing, empowerment or...

Women in the History of Psychedelic Plant Medicines

Chacruna is proud to host this series of reflections on women in the history of...

Explosive growth of plant medicine movement aims to help heal the world

What began as a casual conversation between two friends last summer has now developed into...

Queer Voices Speak to the New Psychedelia

We listened to a critique of the limitations of mystical experience definitions when they are...

Please Support Psychedelic Decriminalization in Oakland

We are sharing here a message from our friends in Decriminalize Nature Oakland: “We need...

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