In the heart of the Ecuadoran Amazon live the Cofan Avie, masters of ayahuasca—the powerful hallucinogenic concoction said to open the door to the "spirit" world. Here, they call it "yage" and consume ...

"Dios vivió una vez aquí, en este planeta", dice Isidro Lucitante, de 63 años, patriarca y "taita" (chamán) de las nueve familias que integran esa comunidad en la villa de la Reserva Ecológica de ...

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The popularity of ‘healing’ through psychedelics is fueling exploitation of Indigenous peoples and threatening biodiversity in Ecuador In the world of the Ecuadorian Amazon, humans, plants and animals ...

It throws you body into a state where it can do little else other than vomit and crap and while your brain vividly hallucinates. But it’s that level of potency that makes the ayahuasca drug so ...

Ayahuasca is a brew made from ingredients with hallucinogenic properties. Though some claim it benefits brain health and well-being, there are potential risks, like paranoia and cardiac issues.

A hallucinogenic drug used in shamanic rituals in the Amazon is growing in popularity in the U.S., researchers have found. Dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, is the active ingredient in ayahuasca, which is a ...

Mice that were given ayahuasca grew new neurons that helped them excel in memory tasks. Neurogenesis, the production of new neurons, is very limited in adults. The research could have ramifications ...

La Mesa (Colombia) (AFP) – Wearing a necklace of jaguar fangs and a green feather headdress, shaman Claudino Perez is back home in Colombia overseeing an ayahuasca ceremony after the mind-altering ...

A British teen died in the Colombian rain forest after having a reaction to the hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca in a tribal ceremony, according to the BBC. Henry Miller’s body was found on the side of ...