The researchers found that participants who used ayahuasca more frequently reported better mental health, reflected in lower scores on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale and higher scores on ...

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

But Costuros says that not all of these retreats put high-quality ayahuasca in their tea or use experienced shamans. There's a nickname for these sham productions: "yogahuascas." A shaman in the ...

That’s a shame, because the thing about getting oneshotted is that it’s supposed to be bad, but it’s secretly appealing. No one wants to gigafry their brain, and the turbonormie who gets oneshotted by ...

Glimpse into the daily life of a female shaman who hosts ayahuasca ceremonies for tourists in the Peruvian Amazon ...

To help our people,” says Walter. Traditionally, the healers would drink ayahuasca and use their visions to understand the complaints of their patients. But those indigenous traditions are changing.

People who land in the ER after using hallucinogens are more than twice as likely to die in a handful of years, a new study ...

Still, the lore around the medication and its use extends beyond the indigenous peoples of the region. It is often referenced in pop culture – from Prince Harry’s ayahuasca confession, William S ...