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Dr. Aditya Sardana.
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- 05/05/2013 at 1:26 pm #2006
Samantha
ParticipantWhat is Ayahuasca?
- 12/05/2013 at 11:21 pm #2036
Dr. Aditya Sardana
KeymasterAyahuasca is a psychedelic (define psychedelic?) plant beverage or tea obtained from Banisteriopsis caapi together with the leaves of Psychotria viridis or Diplopterys cabrerana. It is used by healers and shamans in the Amazon Basin for curing diseases (folk medicine) and for magico-religious practices (contacting spirits or the dead ones). The ritual use of Ayahuasca is considered sacred and important in the religions indigenous to South America. The woody vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) is the basic ingredient of the Ayahuasca beverage, and is seldom used alone to make the Ayahuasca beverage or tea. It usually contains other plants as mentioned above along with the woody vine. For more information on Ayahuasca, refer to this research article: Ayahuasca – The Sacred Psychedelic!! | adidarwinian.
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- 19/05/2013 at 5:10 am #2048
Maria
ParticipantThanks for the answer as I was also looking for the answer to the same question.
- 31/05/2013 at 3:51 am #2099
Dr. Aditya Sardana
KeymasterFor thorough information on Ayahuasca, read – Ayahuasca – The Sacred Psychedelic!!
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