Ayahuasca (ai-uh-wa-skuh), also known as yage, is a hallucinogenic plant-based brew used as medicine in regions of the Amazon. Using the Banisteriopsis vine and the Psychotria shrub, the potent ...

Ayahuasca is a psychedelic tea whose roots go back hundreds of years to ceremonial use by Indigenous groups in the Amazon region. It's widely used in South America where it is legal in several ...

Ayahuasca - a psychedelic medicine traditionally used by Indigenous communities in South America - has become fashionable, with celebrities like the musician Sting, actress Lindsay Lohan, and NFL ...

In recent years, the use of psychedelics in treating PTSD has gained notice in the scientific community. Past studies on the effectiveness of psychedelics such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), ...

Plasticity-promoting mechanisms triggered by dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and β-carboline (BC). (A) DMT and BC-induced increase in cortical plasticity are linked to enhanced BDNF levels, although this ...