Studies and Articles on Ayahuasca (Yagé)

Drugs Addiction, Alcoholism, and Ayahuasca as Medicine

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/health/Potent-Jungle-Vine-Brew-Has-Potential-to-Treat-Addiction-88923322.html

Potent Jungle Vine Brew Has Potential to Treat Addiction. Researchers say Ayahuasca, found in the Peruvian rainforest, could be used for a variety of ailments. Erika Celeste | Iquitos, Peru 23 March 2010.

Synopsis: Highlights newfound interest in Ayahuasca’s ability to treat alcoholism, drug addiction, and other health problems, as well as the historical use of Ayahuasca to rid us of emotional, mental, and spiritual baggage that lead to addictive behaviors and physical health problems.   

 

http://www.takiwasi.com/docs/arti_ing/ayahuasca_in_treatment_addictions.pdf

Ayahuasca in the treatment of Addictions. DR. JACQUES MABIT. Physician, founder of Takiwasi Center. Published in the book “Psychedelic Medicine (Vol. 2): New Evidence for Hallucinogenic Substances as Treatments”1 (2007).

Synopsis: An extremely well-written and well-researched paper regarding how and though what methods Ayahuasca medicine could be administered in clinical contexts to help cure addiction.  Also gives in-depth insight into the chemical and neurological reactions induced by Ayahuasca.

 

http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v06n3/06324aya.html

Takiwasi: Ayahuasca and Shamanism in Addiction Therapy. Michel Mabit. Newsletter of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies MAPS -Volume 6 Number 3 Summer 1996.

Synopsis: When the Center for the Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts and for Research of Traditional Medicines was born, the idea of the founders was to investigate and use in a systematic way the Amazonian healers’ shamanistic knowledge and Ayahuasca plant medicine to cure drug addicts. The initial results are encouraging.

 

http://www.ayahuasca.com/science/psychology-psychiatry/blending-traditions-using-indigenous-medicinal-knowledge-to-treat-drug-addiction/

Blending Traditions – Using Indigenous Medicinal Knowledge to Treat Drug Addiction. By Jacques Mabit, M.D.

Synopsis: Drawing from his clinical experience with Ayahuasca in the High Peruvian Amazonian forest, the author describes the therapeutic benefits of the wise use of medicinal plants, including non-addictive psychoactive preparations of Ayahuasca tea. He makes the case that within an institutional structure, a therapeutic system combining indigenous practices with contemporary psychotherapy yields highly encouraging results (positive in 2/3 of the patients), and he invites us to reconsider conventional approaches to drug addiction and the role of the individual’s spiritual journey in recovery.

 

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)60638-8/fulltext

Research on psychedelics moves into the mainstream. The Lancet, Volume 371, Issue 9623, Pages 1491 – 1492, 3 May 2008.

Synopsis: The backlash against the recreational use of psychedelic drugs, such as Ayahuasca, had a negative effect on research into the potential therapeutic benefits of the Amazonian tea and the shamanic ceremonies in which it is administered. But now attitudes are changing and work on Ayahuasca is being revitalized, with several early-stage trials underway.

 

http://thetyee.ca/News/2006/08/09/Psychedelics/

Psychedelics Could Treat Addiction Says Vancouver Official. By Danielle Egan. Published: August 9, 2006.

Synopsis: Donald MacPherson, Drug Policy Co-ordinator for the city of Vancouver, believes that Ayahuasca and Peyote have benefits for treating a multitude of health and addiction issues facing citizens.  He published a report, which can be read here, in which Ayahuasca’s various benefits brought to the attention of the city’s policy makers.

 

http://www.xs4all.nl/~yatra/Ayahuasc.htm

Ayahuasca: Psychoactive medicinal plants from the Amazonian Rain Forest

Synopsis: A summary of the chemistry and neurological effects of Ayahuasca, and some of the efforts in Europe to give those who need it more access to the medicinal tea.

 

http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/peruvian-vine-could-yield-addiction-treatment-meds/

Peruvian Vine Could Yield Addiction Treatment Meds

Synopsis: This article states that Ayahuasca has long been used in traditional medicinal ceremonies and that it has a powerful effect on the central nervous system. It is used in native ceremonies to induce visions as well as in medications, and researchers say the drink mix produces DMT, a natural brain chemical similar to serotonin that acts as an antidepressant. Charles Grob, a researcher at the UCLA School of Medicine, claims that Ayahuasca and chacruna could be used to treat addictions.

 

http://www.ayahuasca.com/science/important-new-research-project-about-ayahuasca-in-the-usa/

Important new research project about ayahuasca in the USA. Title: ‘Safety and neurochemical effects of Ayahuasca in healthy adults: Phase I and II studies Principle investigator: Leanna Standish, ND, PhD at Bastyr University in Seattle.

Synopsis: This article claims that Ayahuasca is used throughout the U.S. yet its safety has not been studied. The alkaloids contained in Ayahuasca represent a potent, long-acting serotonin that has the potential to treat drug and alcohol abuse, depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. Phase I and II studies are needed to develop a standardized and safe botanical form of Ayahuasca medicine that can be used by the general public to treat these infirmities.

 

http://www.erowid.org/references/refs_view.php?ID=6646

Abstract: Halpern, JH. The Use of Hallucinogens in the Treatment of Addiction. Addiction Research, 4(2):177-189, 1996.

Synopsis: This abstract highlights the fact that Ibogane’s and Ayahuasca’s potential efficacy in stopping urges may be tied to their agonism and antagonism at specific serotonin receptor sites. After the administration of Ayahuasca, there is a positive “afterglow” lasting weeks to months which might be extended through repeated dosing.

 

http://www.erowid.org/references/refs_view.php?A=ShowDoc1&ID=6646

Full Text: Halpern, JH. The Use of Hallucinogens in the Treatment of Addiction. Addiction Research, 4(2):177-189, 1996.

Synopsis: Full text of the article summarized above

 

http://bluehoney.org/2009/12/09/clinical-trials-indicate-value-of-herbal-medicines/

Clinical Trials Indicate Value of Herbal Medicines December 9, 2009. Clinical Trials Indicate Value of Herbal Medicines by Kenneth J. Bender, Pharm.D., M.A. Psychiatric Times ~ December 1998~ Vol. XV ~ Issue 12.

Synopsis: This is the second of two articles regarding herbal medicines as discussed at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting in Toronto. The potential benefits and risks of kava, St. John’s wort and Ayahuasca were considered at the American Psychiatric Association’s symposium on herbal medicine.

 

www.utne.com/community/ayahuasca.aspx

Ayahuasca: Sacred Tea from the Amazon. By Jeremiah Creedon, Utne Reader

Synopsis: A skeptical but informative summary of Dennis McKenna’s efforts to encourage scientific research into the benefits and risks of Ayahuasca and other hallucinogens.

 

http://www.erowid.org/references/refs_view.php?A=ShowDoc1&ID=6224

Full Text: Hallucinogens: An Update. John H. Halpern, MD.

Synopsis: The current status of clinical research with the hallucinogens is presented, with case vignettes suggesting hallucinogens such as Ayahuasca may have anti-addictive applications. The special circumstances surrounding the religious, nondrug use of hallucinogens as sacred sacraments in the US and elsewhere are also presented. It is hoped that the reader will gain a more nuanced understanding of how these physiologically nonaddictive drugs may offer legitimate benefits in modern society.

Alternative Medicine. Michael Winkelman.

Synopsis: A useful resource and bibliography of texts regarding shamanism, sacred medicinal plants, and their uses.

 

http://www.metrosantacruz.com/features/psychedelics.html

Full Article: Psilicon Valley. By Jessica Fromm. Metro Santa Cruz, 4/14/10.

Synopsis: An article focusing on internet pioneer John Gilmore’s life-changing experiences with Ayahuasca and other psychedelics, and how imbibing a seemingly minute quantity of hallucinogens can lead to life-altering changes in perspective.  Also describes the various rituals that comprise and Ayahuasca ceremony, and the MAPS sponsored conference that was held to discuss the potential societal and medical implications of expanded access to Ayahuasca and other hallucinogens.

 

http://www.newbrainnewworld.com/?Altered_States%26nbsp%3B:Ayahuasca:Interview%2FKundalini

Interview with Yatra da Silveira Barbosa On Ayahuasca, Kundalini and Healing of Drug Addicts.

Synopsis: An informative interview with the founder of the Dutch organization Friends of the Forest, Yatra de Silveira, who drank Ayahuasca and studies Brazilian shamanism for years.  She eventually chose to combine the shamanic teachings she absorbed with meditation techniques in her own healing center.

 

 

http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/NMagazine/articles.php?id=52

Ayahuasca vs. Cocaine: Healing Addiction through Deepening the Connection to Self Louise Danielle Palmer. Spirituality and Health. November/December 2004.

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http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123206

Researchers say one of ayahuasca’s most promising uses could be in treating drug and alcohol addiction.

Synopsis:

 

http://addictionblog.org/body/ayahuasca-can-psychotropic-drugs-play-a-role-in-spiritual-recovery-from-addiction/

Ayahuasca : Can psychotropic drugs play a role in spiritual recovery from addiction?
Ritualized Use of Amazonian Psychoactive Plants in the Treatment of Addictions: 7 Years of Experience at Takiwasi Center. Dr. Jacques Mabit.ISAM’s International Scientific Conference, Sept. 2001.

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http://www.roamingthemind.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/shamans_drum_73.pdf

The House that Sings: The Therapeutic Use of Icaros at Takiwasi by Susana Bustos.

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http://www.public.asu.edu/~atmxw/substanceabusesham.pdf

Alternative and traditional medicine approaches for substance abuse programs: a shamanic perspective. Michael Winkelman. International J of Drug Policy. 2001.

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http://www.ijdp.org/article/S0955-3959(01)00100-1/abstract

Alternative and traditional medicine approaches for substance abuse programs: a shamanic perspective. Winkelman. Drug Policy. 2001.

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http://www.erowid.org/references/refs_view.php?ID=7207

“Plant hallucinogens: springboards for psychotherapeutic drug discovery”. D. McKenna. 1996. Abstract.

 

Anxiety and Ayahuasca

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3928138/Effects-of-Ayahuasca-on-Psychometric-Measures-of-Anxiety-Paniclike-and-Hopelessness-in-Santo-Daime-Members

Effects of Ayahuasca on Psychometric Measures of Anxiety, Panic-like and Hopelessness in Santo Daime

 

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Effects of Ingestion of States in Ayahuasca Psychometrics Related to Panic, Anxiety and Depression in States. The Cult of Santo Daime. Rafeail Guimaraes dos Santos. University of Brasilia,Insitute of Psychology, 2006.

 

http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2009/03/ayahuasca-and-mental-health-among-shuar/
Ayahuasca and Mental Health Among the Shuar Monday, Mar 2nd, 2009. Ayahuasca, Indigenous Culture, Research Studies, Sacred Plants.

 

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/49956
Clinical Trials Indicate Value of Herbal Medicines  By Kenneth J. Bender, Pharm.D., M.A. | December 1, 1998 . Psychiatric Times. Vol. 15 No. 12.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9924841
Hallucinogens, serotonin and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Delgado PL, Moreno FA. J Psychoactive Drugs. 1998 Oct-Dec.

 

http://www.a-keys.nl/ayahuasca/publications_files/HeadoverHeels.pdf
Head over Heels presentation Green Angel, London, 5th June 2004 by Daniel Waterman.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9924841
Hallucinogens, serotonin and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Delgado PL, Moreno FA. J Psychoactive Drugs. 1998 Oct-Dec.

 

Depression and Ayahuasca

http://www.nature.com/news/ayahuasca-psychedelic-tested-for-depression-1.17252 

Ayahuasca psychedelic tested for depression, by Arron Frood

 

http://www.ayahuasca.com/spirit/ayahuasca-neurogenesis-and-depression/
Ayahuasca, Neurogenesis and Depression. Posted by Daniel Mirante

 

http://www.matrixmasters.com/blog/2007/01/ayahuasca-effect-worlds-most-powerful.html
The Ayahuasca Effect The world’s most powerful antidepressant and psychotherapeutic agent may be a natural herbal tea. By Kirby Surprise Psy.D.

 

http://www.ayahuasca.com/spirit/ayahuasca-neurogenesis-and-depression/
Ayahuasca, Neurogenesis and Depression

 

http://www.ayahuasca.com/science/the-ayahuasca-effect/
The Ayahuasca Effect. Posted by Ayahuasca dot com. By Kirby Surprise Psy.D.

 

http://psychonautdocs.com/docs/mckenna_aya.pdf
Clinical investigations of the therapeutic potential of ayahuasca: rationale and regulatory challenges. Dennis J. McKenna. Pharmacology & Therapeutics 102 (2004) 111 – 129.

 

http://psychonautdocs.com/docs/Metzner%20-%20Hallucinogenic%20Plants.pdf
Hallucinogenic Drugs and Plants in Psychotherapy and Shamanism. Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.

 

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/content/full/92/10/1576
What We Can Learn From Shamanic Healing: Brief Psychotherapy With Latino Immigrant Clients Marlene Dobkin de Rios, PhD. October 2002, Vol 92, No. 10 | American Journal of Public Health 1576-158.

 

http://www.svt.ntnu.no/psy/pt/artikler/2008.3.kaspersen.pdf
Emotional processing – Psychotherapy and altered states of consciousness: Principles, therapeutic possibilities and challenges. Marianne Kaspersen and Halvard Hårklau.

 

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Effects of Ingestion of States in Ayahuasca Psychometrics Related to Panic, Anxiety and Depression in States. The Cult of Santo Daime. Rafeail Guimaraes dos Santos. University of Brasilia,Insitute of Psychology, 2006.

 

http://www.reddit.com/r/cogsci/comments/6qwo1/ayahuasca_powerful_amazonian_hallucinagen_may/
Ayahuasca: powerful Amazonian hallucinagen may permanently cure depression.

http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2009/03/ayahuasca-and-mental-health-among-shuar/
Ayahuasca and Mental Health Among the Shuar Monday, Mar 2nd, 2009. Ayahuasca, Indigenous Culture, Research Studies, Sacred Plants.

 

http://www.ayahuasca.com/science/physiology-medicine/therapeutic-caapi-tea-a-prototype-material-and-method/
Therapeutic caapi tea: a prototype – Material and Method.

 

http://www.biped.org.uk/documents/Demondrug.pdf
Dream drug or demon brew? Amind-altering substance used in shamanistic rituals may hold clues to dreaming and a natural way of alleviating depression but could also trigger schizophrenic hallucinations. Lisa Melton investigates.

 

http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v06n1/06158mao.html
MAOI Contraindications. Alfred Savinelli. John H. Halpern, MD.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19004422
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2008 Sep;40(3):301-7. Reassessing the cultural and psychopharmacological significance of Banisteriopsis caapi: preparation, classification and use among the Piaroa of Southern Venezuela. Rodd R. Department of Anthropology, Archaeology and Sociology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.

 

http://ayahuasca272.blogspot.com/2010/04/ayahuasca-can-cure-depression.html
Ayahuasca Can Cure Depression

 

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1556-3537.2012.01056.x/full

Ayahuasca as Antidepressant? Psychedelics and Styles of Reasoning in Psychiatry. Brian Anderson. Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 23, Issue 1. Spring 2012.

Vine of the Soul: A Phenomenological Study of Ayahuasca and Its Effect Upon Depression. Dissertation. Abstract. Lisa Palladino. Pacifica Graduate Institute.
http://www.neip.info/upd_blob/0000/996.pdf
Vine of the Soul: A Phenomenological Study of Ayahuasca and Its Effect Upon Depression. Dissertation. Complete paper. Lisa Palladino. Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Ayahuasca as Antidepressant? Brian Anderson. Anthroplogy of Consciousness. Volume 23, Issue 1. Spring 2012.

Schizophrenia and Ayahuasca

http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/ayahuasca-and-schizophrenia/
Ayahuasca and Schizophrenia Sunday, Dec 2nd, 2007 Ayahuasca, Research Studies.

 

http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(97)00116-3/abstract
Altered consciousness states and endogenous psychoses: a common molecular pathway? Schizophrenia Research. Volume 28, Issue 2 December 1997.

 

http://isp.sagepub.com/cgi/pdf_extract/17/4/256
Ayahuasca-the Healing Vine. Marlene De Rios. Cal State Fullerton.  Int J Soc Psychiatry.1971; 17: 256-269 .

 

http://staging.psychiatrictimes.com/display/article/10168/49956

Clinical Trials Indicate Value of Herbal Medicines  By Kenneth J. Bender, Pharm.D., M.A. | December 1, 1998. Psychiatric Times. Vol. 15 No. 12.

 

http://www.johnrhead.com/writings/implications_of_psychedelic.pdf

The Implications of Psychedelic Drug Research for Integration and Sealing Over as Recovery Styles from Acute Psychosis. John C. Rhead, Ph.D. Journal of Psychedelic Drugs, Vol. 10(1) Jan-Mar, 1978.

 

http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=53&id=6700

The Role of Endogenous N,N,-Dimethyltryptamine in Positive and Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia. Nicole J. Patten, Salisbury University.

 

Mental Health and Ayahuasca

http://www.psychointegrator.com/
The Power To Heal. April 26th, 2010 by fernando.

 

http://www.erowid.org/library/books/visionary_vine.shtml
Visionary Vine. Hallucinogenic Healing in the Peruvian Amazon.

 

http://www.ayahuasca.com/science/the-scientific-investigation-of-ayahuasca-a-review-of-past-and-current-research/
The Scientific Investigation of Ayahuasca – A Review of Past and Current Research. Dennis J McKenna, PhD — Heffter Research Institute. J C Callaway, PhD — Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kuopio, Finland. Charles S Grob MD –Heffter Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center.

 

http://www.cee.unifesp.br/southamerican_plants.pdf
Use of South American plants for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Eliana Rodrigues1 and E. A. Carlini2.

 

http://wiki.dmt-nexus.com/w/images/9/9b/Ayahuasca_first_time_psychological_after_effects.pdf
Altered States of Consciousness and Psychological After-Effects Induced by the First Time Ritual Use of Ayahuasca in an Urban Context in Brazil. Paulo Cesar et al.

 

http://www.neurosoup.com/articles/_notes/palliativecarejournalsessa.pdf
Can psychedelic drugs play a role in palliative care?

 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/6864125/Plants-and-the-Central-Nervous-System-2003-Pharmacology-Biochemistry-and-Behavior
Plants and the Central Nervous System. E.A. Carlini. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 2003.

 

http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/09-06/ayahuasca-healing-journey-into-the-amazon.html
Ayahuasca Healing Journey – Into the Amazon. By: John Gamble.

 

http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/09-06/ayahuasca-healing-journey-%E2%80%93-into-the-amazon-part-ii.html
Ayahuasca Healing Journey – Into the Amazon – Part II. By: John Gamble. This is Part 2 continuing John Gamble’s Ayahuasca Healing Journey – Into the Amazon.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2723893
A modern-day shamanistic healer in the Peruvian Amazon: pharmacopoeia and trance.  Dobkin de Rios M.  J Psychoactive Drugs. 1989 Jan-Mar;21(1):91-9.

 

http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/ayahuasca/ayahuasca_journal1.shtml
Human Psychopharmacology of Hoasca: a plant hallucinogen used in ritual context in Brazil. Grob CS, McKenna DJ, Callaway JC, Brito GS, Oberlaender G, Saide OL, Labigalini E, Tacla C, Miranda CT, Strassman RJ, Boone KB. Feb 1996;184(2):86-94. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders.

 

http://www.singingtotheplants.com/2007/12/new-studies-of-psychedelics/
New Studies of Psychedelics Sunday, Dec 30th, 2007 Research Studies, Sacred Plants.

 

http://openpdf.com/ebook/ayahuasca-pdf.html
Effects of ayahuasca on sensory and sensorimotor gating in humans. by J Riba – 2002. Ayahuasca Research – MAPS. HUMAN PHARMACOLOGY OF AYAHUASCA. Therapeutic Potential of Ayahuasca: how it works, an overview of. 10. The Scientific Investigation of Ayahuasca: A Review of Past by DJ McKenna – 1998.

 

http://www.mppt.hu/pdf/0802_ESET1.pdf
AYAHUASCA VERSUS VIOLENCE – A CASE REPORT EDE FRECSKA National Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest, Hungary.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19999673
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2009 Sep;41(3):205-12. A six-month prospective evaluation of personality traits, psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in ayahuasca-naïve subjects. Barbosa PC, Cazorla IM, Giglio JS, Strassman R. Departamento de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. pcesarr@yahoo.com.br

 

http://wiki.dmt-nexus.com/w/images/d/d3/Ayahuasca_in_adolescence_psychiatric_evaluation.pdf
Ayahuasca in Adolescence: A Preliminary Psychiatric Assessment. Dartiu Xavier Da Silveira, M.D., Ph.D.; Charles S. Grob, M.D.; Marlene Dobkin de Rios, Ph.D.; Enrique Lopez, Psy.D.; Luisa K. Alonso, Ph.D.; et al. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 129 Volume 37 (2), June 2005.

 

http://www.springerlink.com/content/00177314x5326n07/fulltext.pdf
Increased frontal and paralimbic activation following ayahuasca, the pan-amazonian inebriant. Jordi Riba . Sergio Romero . Eva Grasa . Esther Mena . Ignasi Carrió . Manel J. Barbanoj. Psychopharmacology (2006) 186: 93–98.

 

http://www.springerlink.com/content/y5q8605810v415j3/fulltext.pdf
Platelet serotonin uptake sites increased in drinkers of ayahuasca. James C Callaway 1,2., Mauno M Airaksinen l, Dennis J McKenna 3, Glacus S Brito 4, Charles S Grob 5. Psychopharmacology (1994) 116:385-387.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20219660
J Ethnopharmacol. 2010 Apr 21;128(3):662-71. Epub 2010 Feb 26. Composition, standardization and chemical profiling of Banisteriopsis caapi, a plant for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders relevant to Parkinson’s disease. Wang YH, Samoylenko V, Tekwani BL, Khan IA, Miller LS, Chaurasiya ND, Rahman MM, Tripathi LM, Khan SI, Joshi VC, Wigger FT, Muhammad I. National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA.

 

http://wiki.dmt-nexus.com/w/images/7/70/Psychointegrators_multidisciplinary_approach.pdf
Psychointegrators: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Therapeutic Effects of n Hallucinogens Michael Winkelman Complementary Health Practice Review 2001; 6; 219.

 

http://www.ayahuasca.com/science/neip%c2%b4s-site-publishes-phd-thesis-on-ayahuasca-therapy/
Neips Site Publishes Phd Thesis on Ayahuasca therapy.

 

http://csp.org/chrestomathy/heffter_review.html
Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments An Entheogen Chrestomathy. Thomas B. Roberts, Ph.D. and Paula Jo Hruby, Ed.D. Heffter Review of Psychedelic Research. (1998). Vol. 1. Santa Fe NM: The Heffter Research Institute.

 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=psychedelic-healing
Psychedelic Healing? ( Preview ). Hallucinogenic drugs, which blew minds in the 1960s, soon may be used to treat mental ailments By David Jay Brown .

 

http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v18n3/v18n3-32to35.pdf

Update from the UK and an Interview with Pioneering Psychedelic Psychiatrist Dr. Ronald Sandison. Ben Sessa, Ph.D. MAPS Volume xviii Number 3 Winter 2008~09.

 

http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/reprint/186/6/457.pdf

Can psychedelics have a role in psychiatry once again? Ben Sessa. British J Psychiatry 2005.

 

http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/searchresults?fulltext=ayahuasca&src=hw&andorexactfulltext=and

Sage Journals Online. References to Ayahuasca.

 

http://www.svt.ntnu.no/psy/pt/artikler/2008.3.kaspersen.pdf

Emotional processing – Psychotherapy and altered states of consciousness: Principles, therapeutic possibilities and challenges. Marianne Kaspersen and Halvard Hårklau. 2008.

 

https://www.dmt-nexus.com/Files/Books/General/Hallucinogenic%20Drugs%20and%20Plants%20in%20Psychotherapy%20and%20Shamanism.pdf

Hallucinogenic Drugs and Plants in Psychotherapy and Shamanism. Ralph Metzner, Ph.D. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs Volume 30 (4), October – December 1998.

 

http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=53&id=1019

Pharmacology of Ayahuasca.

 

http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=53&id=1906

Psychological Aspects of the Yage Experience in an Experimental Setting. Claudio Naranjo.

 

http://ayahuasca.tribe.net/thread/721c233a-9557-4343-89f6-5124186c77b6
A Brief Psychological Exploration of Amazonian Shamanism

 

http://www.psychointegrator.com/down/safety.pdf

Human hallucinogen research: guidelines for safety. Johns Hopkins University. WA Richards, RR Griffiths. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2008.

 

http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v06n1/06158mao.html

MAOI Contraindications. Alfred Savinelli, John H. Halpern, MD. MAPS Volume 6 Number 1 Autumn 1995 p. 58.

 

http://fii.fi.tartu.ee/~helle/kool/AYA/Aya/Andritzky1989b.pdf
Sociopsychotherapeutic Functions of Ayahuasca Healing in Amazonia by Walter Andritzky PhD

 

http://tede.ibict.br/tde_arquivos/1/TDE-2007-03-13T15:32:45Z-461/Publico/MarceloSMercante.pdf

Images of Healing: Spontaneous Mental Imagery and Healing Process of the Barquinha, A Brazilian Ayahuasca Religious System. Marcelo Mercante. A Dissertation. 2006.

 

http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v08n3/08316lum.html

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True Conversations: An Interview with Dennis McKenna.

 

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Molecular Mysticism: The Role of Psychoactive Substances in Shamanic Transformations of Consciousness. Ralph Metzner. Shaman’s Drum. Spring 1988.

 

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Hallucinogenic Ritual and Theater. Marlene Dobkin de Rios.

 

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Effects of the Amazonian Psychoactive BeverageAyahuasca on Binocular Rivalry: Interhemispheric Switching or Interhemispheric Fusion? Frecska, White, & Luna.

 

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Shamanism and Priesthood in the Light of the Campa Ayahuasca Ceremony. Gerald Weiss.

 

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Climbing the Vine of Souls: Ayahuasca, shamanism, and curanderismo in the Andes. Steve Mizrach.

 

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Buddhism, entheogens & shamanism the search for common ground. Daniel Waterman. 2005

 

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Ayahuasca: the journey to the origins of culture by Christian Rätsch.
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Working with “La Medicina”: Elements of Healing in Contemporary Ayahuasca Rituals. Evgenia Fotiou. Anthropology of Consciousness. Volume 23, Issue 1. Spring 2012.Ayahuasca, Salutogenisis and the Need for Ecological Approaches. Franz Friczewski. NEIP Info.
Healing with Plant Intelligence: A Report from Ayahuasca. Richard Doyle. Anthropology of Consciousness. Volume 23, Issue 1. Spring 2012.
Person, Place and Sacrament: Cross-Cultural Healing and Transformation in the Ayahuasca. Shamanism of Iquitos, Peru. J. Taylor. NEIP Info. 2011.
Ayahuasca Characterization, Mwtabolism in Humans, and Relevance to Endogenous N, N-Dimethyltryptaimines. Ethan McIlhenny. Dissertation.  August 2012.
Shredding the Layers: How Ayahuasca Saved More Than My Skin. Book. Mark Flaherty. 2012.
‘Pudding-Like’ Identity of Our Times. Yage Ritual. Andrzej Pankalla.
A Longitudinal History of Self-Transformation: Psychedelics, Spirituality, Activism and Transformation. Phil Wolfson. Journal of Consciousness Exploration & Research. Volume 2, No. 7. 2011.
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Psychedelics, Spirituality, and Transformation. Phil Wolfson. Tikkun. Volume 26, Issue 1. 2011.
Voice of the Psychonauts: Coping, Life Purpose, and Spirituality in Psychedelic Drug Users. Moro et al. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Volume 43, Issue 3. 2011.
Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon. Stephan Beyer.
Exploring the Edge Realms of Consciousness: Liminal Zones, Psychic Science and the Hidden Dimensions of the Mind. Edited by Pinchbeck and Jordan. Evolver Editions. 2012.
Ayayhuasca Shamanic Visions: Integrating Neuroscience, Psychotherapy, and Spiritual Perspectives. Frank Echenhofer. Chapter 5 in:  A Field Guide to a New Meta-fields: Bridging the Humanities-Neurosciences Divide. Edited byBarbara Stafford. University of Chicago Press. 2011.
Ayahuasca Track and Workshop MAPS 2013 Psychedelic Science Conference Oakland, CA.