ayahuasca
Ayahuasca Helped Me Get Over My Divorce
"I asked the shaman, 'What can I do?' He said, 'Nothing. You must cry. You’re cleaning out your mind and soul.'”
Criminalization Makes It Harder to Study Ayahuasca, Scientists Say
It's an impediment to medical research on ayahuasca's potential to treat mental health disorders.
How Tripping on Ayahuasca Could Help People with Eating Disorders
Could a powerfully hallucinogenic tea hold the key to treating eating disorders? A new study interviews ED sufferers who have experimented with the herbal drug from the Amazon.
Ayahuasca Helps Fight Depression and Alcoholism, Study Shows
The psychedelic Amazonian medicine might be more than an eight-hour bad trip.
This Guy Makes Bootleg Ayahuasca from Traditional Japanese Herbs
A part-time "shaman" on the outskirts of Tokyo is offering hallucinatory experiences he hopes will help treat depression and spark innovation throughout Japan.
Veterans Are Turning to Ayahuasca for PTSD Relief
At Soul Quest, a psychedelic church in Orlando, I met war veterans looking for peace of mind.
Ayahuasca Is Being Studied as a Treatment for Eating Disorders
"It was like my brain was reprogrammed."
The Psychedelic Revolution Is Being Led by a 79-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor
George Sarlo is throwing cash at research into how drugs like magic mushrooms can help people overcome trauma like his own.
These Women Are Fighting Sexism in Psychedelic Research
The movement has always been mostly white and male, but 'psychedelic feminists' are making sure the so-called renaissance doesn’t repeat mistakes of the past.