New research published in Communications Biology has uncovered the earliest known use of the medicinal and psychoactive plant ...

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Thousands of years ago in modern-day Peru, hallucinogenic plants were in use in ritual ceremonies at the renowned Chavín de ...

The recent discovery of Peganum harmala (Syrian rue) residues in Iron Age fumigation devices from the archaeological site of Qurayyah in Saudi Arabia offer | Drug Discovery And Development ...

Ancient Chavín elites used hallucinogens in private rituals to strengthen their authority and shape early social hierarchies.

Researchers analyzed Iron Age fumigation vessels from Qurayyah, Saudi Arabia, detecting harmala alkaloids from Peganum ...

At Chavín de Huántar, archaeologists discovered a network of hidden rooms they called galleries, built into the larger stone ...

A new study uses metabolic profiling to uncover ancient knowledge systems behind therapeutic and psychoactive plant use in ancient Arabia. A new study uses metabolic profiling to uncover ancient ...

New research published in Communications Biology has uncovered the earliest known use of the medicinal and psychoactive plant Peganum harmala, commonly known as Syrian rue or harmal, in fumigation ...