Ayahuasca, a traditional Amazonian brew known for its psychedelic effects, appears to enhance certain aspects of memory, ...

Consider it ayahuasca lite. “I was genuinely in such ... but research suggests that chemical compounds present in cacao can affect mood by increasing both alertness and cognition, and also ...

It contained “la medicina,” a syrupy brown decoction of chacruna leaves and ayahuasca vines boiled down for two days and then decanted into old water bottles. At the start of the ceremony ...

From Amazonian Ayahuasca rituals to ancient use of psilocybin 'magic mushrooms', these substances have played significant roles in various cultures.

Growing numbers of tourists are travelling to the Peruvian Amazon to drink ayahuasca, a traditional plant medicine said to bring about a higher state of consciousness. Foreigners come looking for ...