Ayahuasca
Children Sacrificed by Incas Found With Cocaine, Ayahuasca in Their Bodies
Researchers believe children were given hallucinogenic plants to calm them before they were used for a human sacrifice.
Iowa Church Using Hallucinogen During Services Denied Tax-Exempt Status
Numerous other Native American cultures have used ayahuasca for emotional healing and a spiritual connection to the divine.
Magic Mushrooms, Ayahuasca, and Mescaline Decriminalized in Washington
Under DC Initiative 81, arrests for the possession of natural psychedelics have become the lowest priority for DC police.
Taking DMT Can Lead to Alien-Abduction-Like Experiences, Study Shows
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University assessed the experiences of over 2,000 people who had taken the psychedelic drug.
Scientists Discover Psychedelic DMT Creates Waking Dream State in Brain
"DMT has remarkable effects in human consciousness," Christopher Timmermann, from the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London, told Newsweek.
Microdosing Psychedelics Linked to Better Mood and Focus
The findings come amid what is known as the "psychedelic renaissance."
Ancient Shaman's Ritual Bag Complete With Cocaine and Ayahuasca Discovered
The bag—which has been dated to around 1,000 years ago—contains traces of several psychoactive substances.
He used to Rob Banks. Now He's an Ayahuasca Shaman
Steve Hupp was a career criminal whose life was changed when a robbery went wrong and he found himself sharing a prison cell with a Peruvian shaman. Now, Hupp and his family have opened an Ayahuasca church deep in the Bible Belt of Kentucky.
What Is Ayahuasca? Ancient Psychedelic Has New Benefits
Scientists would research it even more if the law would let them.
Ayahuasca: New Treatment for Depression, Alcoholism
The natural, plant-based substance may be even more therapeutic than mushrooms and LSD.
Can Ayahuasca cure addiction and depression?
Indigenous Amazonians have used the psychoactive plant for centuries. Now, it has the attention of scientists and hipsters alike.
Canadian Man Opens Up About Ayahuasca Retreat Killing
Joshua Andrew Freeman Stevens says he visited the Peruvian retreat to seek treatment for a skin condition.
Canadian Stabs Briton During Spiritual Cemremony
Both men allegedly took the drug ayahuasca in a Peruvian spiritual ceremony.
Psychedelics Promise a 'Paradigm Shift' in Treating Mental Illness
Psilocybin, LSD and other chemicals should be extensively studied, scientists say.
Chemical in Ayahuasca Has Potential To Treat Diabetes
The substance, called harmine, helps regenerate pancreas cells.
How Ayahuasca Can Heal Your Body and Mind
A conversation with "Medicine Hunter" Chris Kilham about the plant's psychedelic healing powers.
Scientists Discuss Merits of Psychedelics In Medicine
Scientists and scholars discussed experiments with psychedelics drugs to treat anxiety, depression, addiction and other issues at a recent conference in New York City.