Ayahuasca now banned in the Nederlands
A recent judgment of the Amsterdam court has been issued against members of the Santo Daime church, making Ayahuasca illegal in the Netherlands. Since now this country was known to have a very liberal approach towards...
Ayahuasca: the Magic Potion
Second millennium. Modern medicine is everywhere. Its technologies and remedies have spread all over the world to all human societies. All? No. Some Amazonian tribes still resist using medicinal plants and using a magic potion,...
Two Weeks Immersion Retreats in Peru – Spirit of the Amazon
Ayahuasca-retreats.info invites you to participate in a retreat of Ayahuasca in the shipibo community of Dinamarca, near the city of Pucallpa in Peru. These stays in immersion of a minimum of twelve days to one month take...
Ayahuasca Ceremony
The drink of Ayahuasca is consumed traditionally as part of a ceremony. The various indigenous communities of Amazonia drink it during a collective ritual. It is a way for these communities to unite and purify as a group with the...
Contraindications With Ayahuasca
Undertaking a shamanic journey with entheogenic plants like Ayahuasca is not something to be taken lightly. In order to draw something enriching from this experience, to enable to enlighten ourselves and give us new direction, it...
Traditional Amazonian Medicine
(Picture above) Credits Geens Archenti Flores In a good number of alternative medicines, the deterioration of the patient’s physiological state is originally caused by psychological or emotional disorders. For Amazonian...
Ayahuasca Effects
Ayahuasca is obviously famous for its powerful psychotropic effects. The visions it provokes are often compared to shamanic visions or mystical experiences. This is the main reason why Westerners are turning to this...
Ayahuasca Chemistry
Ayahuasca Liana: Inhibitors of Monoamine oxidase (MAOI) Ayahuasca is consumed in the form of a tea obtained traditionally after decoction of the liana of ayahuasca (Banisteriopsis Caapi) and leaves of a plant called chacruna...
Ayahuasca History
(Picture above) Credits Geens Archenti Flores For thousands of years Ayahuasca has been watching over the native peoples of the Amazonian basin of South America. Whether for medicinal, social or spiritual purposes, it is part of...
The Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca is a brew with psychotropic and purgative effects, which has been traditionally consumed by the indigenous populations of the Amazon basin for millennia. This tea is obtained traditionally after decoction of the liana...