AYAHUASCA “The Vine of the Soul”

AYAHUASCA “The vine of the soul”

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ź Hallucinogenic

Two common components:

ź Banisteriopsis caapi (Malpighiaceae family)

ź Flowering plant which grows up trees to expose ﬂowers to sun

ź Bark is used in mixture and soaked in water

ź Psychotria viridis (Rubiaceae family) What is ź Large tropical shrub Ayahuasca? ź Leaves are used in the mixture

ź No, neither is active on if ingested individually

How was it created then?

ź Not entirely clear, but somehow it was discovered thousands of years ago

Creation

ź Taste: reported to be awful, one description “The smell and acrid taste was that of the entire jungle ground up and mixed with bile”

ź Used as a purgative, as it often induces intense vomiting

ź Almost no reported cases of use leading to death

Effects

ź Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia

ź Some use today in the United States, although neither B. caapi or P. viridus are grown here

Ayahuasca’s Origins and Locations

ź B. Caapi: Contains 3 different β-Carbolines (harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine) which are alkaloids

Active mine: Compounds

ź P. Viridus: Contains an alkaloid commonly called DMT or N, N-dimethyltrytamine

ź Normally DMT is broken down by digestive enzymes in the stomach

ź Enter the β-Carbolines, which inhibit these enzymes and allow DMT act in the brain

Compound Interaction

ź Today, there are three signiﬁcant religions primarily in Brazil openly using ayahuasca on a regular basis, the Uni緌 do Vegetal (UVD), the Santo Daime, and the Barquinia

ź The UVD is international and has a branch in the US of approximately 150 members in Santa Fe, New Mexico

ź Reasoning for ayahuasca use is it allows people to have religious experiences where they can communicate with Uses: Religion spiritual forces

ź Sickness is viewed differently, can have spiritual causes that need to be addressed

ź Ayahuasca is believed to ﬁx health problems because it addresses a person’s spirit

Uses: Traditional Medicine

ź Possibly has an effect on serotonin receptors

ź Suggested to possibly inﬂuence Parkinson’s disease, with β- Carbolines increasing dopamine release

ź Research for Western medicine is in very early stages

Uses: Modern Medicine

ź Ayahuasca is not explicitly illegal

ź DMT is illegal, a class I banned substance

ź Brazil in 1992 and US Supreme Court in 2006 approved its use in religious settings (UVD in United States)

Legal Issues

ź More research needs to be conducted on the effects and possible beneﬁts

ź Could lead to clinical trials

ź Future research needs legal status to be clariﬁed

ź Different regulations depending on status Future of Ayahuasca

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