The Sharanahua and Culina, small Indian tribes located in the southwestern Amazon basin, use a hallucinogenic drink for medicinal and social purposes. This decoction, called "Ayahuasca" in Peru, is ...

In 1953, renowned author and notorious drug experimentalist William S. Burroughs made a trip to the Amazon rainforest on a quest for yagé, a name for the plant Banisteriopsis caapi, also known as ...

In 1953, renowned author and notorious drug experimentalist William S. Burroughs made a trip to the Amazon rainforest on a quest for yagé, a name for the plant Banisteriopsis caapi, also known as ...

Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew originating from the Amazon region. It is traditionally made using two plants: Psychotria viridis and Banisteriopsis caapi. Psychotria viridis contains a compound ...