Ayahuasca, a sacred drink made from the stem and leaves of a tree vine, has many names: psychedelic brew, hallucinogenic tea, mood medicine and more. It is even known as a teacher or a healer for ...

A new study published in PLOS Mental Health highlights a complex relationship between the intense psychological effects of ...

Aaron Rodgers’ experiences with ayahuasca have been well documented, but the Jets’ quarterback revealed in an interview with Haute Time magazine that he has also used hapé — which the ...

Learn about ayahuasca, a plant-based psychedelic used for spiritual and healing purposes. Discover its effects, traditional uses, and the potential risks involved.

A centuries-old ritual from the Amazon region is finding its way to a growing number of Americans, who are giving Ayahuasca, a powerful psychotropic plant, a try in their quest for spiritual ...

Ayahuasca is a brew of Amazonian plants that have a psychoactive effect when combined. The substance has been used as medicine in indigenous South American cultures for thousands of years. More ...

Ayahuasca is most commonly consumed by indigenous communities in liquid form as part of shamanic rituals designed to communicate with celestial supernatural forces or the spirits of the forest.

Ancient hallucinogens found in 1,000-year-old shamanic pouch. The ritual container, made of three fox snouts, contains the earliest known evidence of ayahuasca preparation.

Aaron Castranova, 41, from Alabama, died on June 1 after allegedly ingesting an ayahuasca brew at the La Casa de Guillermo ICONA hostel in Loreto, located in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest, according ...

Inca children bound for ritual sacrifices were given the powerful ayahuasca drug before their death, a new study found. The findings, published April 2 in a peer-reviewed journal, are the first to ...

Canoes slide through a narrow river, dodging branches and trees for more than four hours to reach a tiny village deep in the Amazon jungle of western Brazil.

Indigenous peoples in South America – primarily in Peru, Brazil and other parts of what is considered the Upper Amazon – have been using ayahuasca for medicinal and religious purposes since at ...