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An anthropology course explores how peoples and cultures around the world use nature-based medicines to heal.
The early research suggests the drugs might be effective for some conditions. But scientists have safety concerns.
Many studies have looked at the potential benefits of ayahuasca, but few have analysed its side-effects.
Once associated with mind-control experiments and counter-cultural defiance, psychedelics now show great promise for mental health treatments and may prompt a re-evaluation of the scientific method.
Ayahuasca has long been used for indigenous healing and spiritual rituals. Now, a Brazilian clinical trial has confirmed that this psychoactive drink can help those with even severe depression.
Western science is “discovering” the medical potential of ayahuasca, which Amazonian indigenous groups have used ritualistically for centuries.
Indigenous groups, religious movements and spiritual tourists use the psychoactive substance to communicate with forces and purge the soul.
A recent Norwegian study on psychedelic drugs and psychological well-being not only highlighted fewer mental health issues among users of these drugs but also underscored the reinvigoration of scientific…
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Research Scientist, Queen's Health Sciences and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Queen's University, Ontario
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