An earlier survey of 10,836 ayahuasca ceremony participants found that over half reported adverse mental states after ayahuasca use. Many experienced visual distortions, hallucinations, “feeling down, ...

Kimberly Hansen, collections manager of flowering plants at the Field Museum, wears gloves to protect her hands as she displays a deadly pong-pong seed specimen, collected from the Philippines in ...

On Tuesday, the public can get a close-up look at the now-infamous seeds during a special viewing at the museum. In addition, the Field is also spotlighting its exhibit on dire wolves, which also ...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers revealed on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast that he consumed ayahuasca prior to his back-to-back MVP seasons, crediting the plant-based psychedelic for ...

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I went into the second ayahuasca ceremony nervous but determined. When I approached the facilitator, she gave the tea container an extra vigorous shake and filled my cup to the brim, which I drank.

Ayahuasca’s DMT and β-carbolines act on serotonin receptors to regulate emotions and treat anxiety, new review finds. The brew may aid fear extinction, helping reduce persistent fear responses ...

Ayahuasca's main component, DMT (dimethyltryptamine), acts primarily through 5-HT2A receptors to influence emotional processing The brew's β-carboline compounds may work through different ...

Chia seeds and sabja seeds also react differently when soaked in water. The former usually takes a little longer than the latter to absorb water and swell up. The timeframe for this is anywhere ...

The research notes similarities between the carvings in southern Peru and the ayahuasca-induced art of the Amazon's Tucano people. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

When consumed as a brew in the form of ayahuasca, the dose is between 0.6—0.85 mg for every kilogram of liquid. Effects begin within 60 minutes, peak after 90 minutes, and disappear in ...