Potential therapeutic use of ayahuasca: A literature review
Salvana Priscylla Manso COSTA,
Keith Cardoso CARVALHO,
Isabella Nunes GOMES
et al.
Abstract:Ayahuasca is a psychoactive decoction originally used in indigenous Amazonian culture. It consists of a dense brown liquid that most frequently results from the decoction of two plants native to the Amazon rainforest, Psychotria viridis (Rubiaceae) and Banisteriopsis caapi (Malpighiaceae). The composition of the decoction is variable, as several plant species can be used in its preparation. Its psychoactive effect occurs due to the presence of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), an agonist at serotonergic receptors … Show more
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