After watching The Sacred Science for the second time, I’m finding that I’m very interested in the idea of ayahuasca. From the movie, I’ve gathered that ayahuasca, which is also known as yagé, is plant medicine that will heal all who are sick, as well as create an altered state of consciousness. But as we found in the movie, not all were successful with an ayahuasca treatment. I think this is because pushing away the concept of healing will deny the process, positive attracts positive and vice
the United States are likely to smuggle the concoction containing DMT here, to give patients the full experience of ayahuasca. An example of a substitution would be that Syrian rue plant is commonly used in place of the ayahuasca vine or the banisteriopsis caapi vine, as well as several options to use in place of DMT. But an ayahuasca drink without DMT will remove the hallucinogenic aspect, causing some to believe that it’s non
Hallucinogenic Plants Man has used hallucinogenic plants for thousands of years, probably since he began gathering plants for food. The hallucinogens have continued to receive the attention of civilized man through the ages. Recently, we have gone through a period during which sophisticated Western society has "discovered" hallucinogens, and some sectors of the society have taken up, for some reason or another, the use of such plants. This trend may be destined to continue. It is important
(MAO) two chemicals that cause an intense psychedelic reaction in the human brain (Sklerov). The flora used in a brew can vary between recipes, but Ayahuasca gets its name after the only constant variable in every brew, the Ayahuasca vine (Banisteriopsis caapi vine). Ayahuasca means “vine of the soul” in Quechuan, an indigenous language shared by multiple tribes in the Andes region of South America. It is commonly found in Peru
shown to be present in many plant genera (Acacia, Anadenanthera, Mimosa, Piptadenia, Virola) and is a major component of several hallucinogenic snuffs (cohoba, parica, yopo). It is also present in the intoxicating beverage ayahuasca made from banisteriopsis caapi. This drink inspired much rock art and paintings drawn on the walls of native shelters in tribal Africa- what would be called 'psychedelic' art today (Bindal, 1983). The mechanism of action of DMT and related compounds is still a scientific