Ayahuasca(caapi,yajé),is a psychoactive brew from the Amazon Basin region of South America traditionally considered a“master plant.”It is prepared as a decoction from Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis...Ayahuasca(caapi,yajé),is a psychoactive brew from the Amazon Basin region of South America traditionally considered a“master plant.”It is prepared as a decoction from Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis,which it is thought that it stimulates creative thinking and visual creativity.Native healers of the Orinoco and Amazon basins have used traditionally ayahuasca as a healing tool for multiple purposes,particularly to treat psychological disorders in the patients,with some beneficial effects experimentally and clinically validated.Recently,several syncretic religions,as the“Uniao de Vegetal”(UDV)group in Brazil,have been spread around the world.The use of ayahuasca has been popularized by internet and smart-shops,bringing the psychoactive substance to new highs,emerging new“ayahuasqueros.”Ayahuasca has alkaloids asβ-carbolines and dimethyltryptamines,which inhibit the monoamine oxidase and active the 5-HT_(2A)(5-hydroxytryptamine)receptor,respectively,resulting in hallucinations in the users.Ayahuasca induces a psychedelic change in the anteroposterior coupling of the electrophysiological brain oscillations in humans.Traditional ayahuasca beverage is generating pharmacological,commercial and spiritual interest among the scientific community,government people,and different populations worldwide.The goal of this article is to report about the uses,chemistry and biological activities of ayahuasca.展开更多
基金We are grateful to the PRODEP-SEP Postdoctoral Fellowship at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana(UAM)to EPEA(project number 14612857).
文摘Ayahuasca(caapi,yajé),is a psychoactive brew from the Amazon Basin region of South America traditionally considered a“master plant.”It is prepared as a decoction from Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis,which it is thought that it stimulates creative thinking and visual creativity.Native healers of the Orinoco and Amazon basins have used traditionally ayahuasca as a healing tool for multiple purposes,particularly to treat psychological disorders in the patients,with some beneficial effects experimentally and clinically validated.Recently,several syncretic religions,as the“Uniao de Vegetal”(UDV)group in Brazil,have been spread around the world.The use of ayahuasca has been popularized by internet and smart-shops,bringing the psychoactive substance to new highs,emerging new“ayahuasqueros.”Ayahuasca has alkaloids asβ-carbolines and dimethyltryptamines,which inhibit the monoamine oxidase and active the 5-HT_(2A)(5-hydroxytryptamine)receptor,respectively,resulting in hallucinations in the users.Ayahuasca induces a psychedelic change in the anteroposterior coupling of the electrophysiological brain oscillations in humans.Traditional ayahuasca beverage is generating pharmacological,commercial and spiritual interest among the scientific community,government people,and different populations worldwide.The goal of this article is to report about the uses,chemistry and biological activities of ayahuasca.
