Ayahuasca: Uses, Phytochemical and Biological Activities

Abstract Ayahuasca (caapi, yajé), is a psychoactive brew from the Amazon Basin region of South America traditionally considered a “master plant.” It is prepared as a decoction from Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis, which it is thought that it stimulates creative thinking and visual creati...

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Main Authors: Edgar Antonio Estrella-Parra, Julio Cesar Almanza-Pérez, Francisco Javier Alarcón-Aguilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:Natural Products and Bioprospecting
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13659-019-0210-5