A study published this month in Science Translational Medicine reported that combining a hallucinogenic drug called harmine—one of several compounds found in the psychedelic drink ayahuasca ...

Scientists want to study the way your body’s gut microbes react and interact with psychedelic substances like magic mushrooms ...

Ayahuasca is a type of brew made from ingredients ... blocks neurodegeneration and regulates the production of antioxidant compounds that help protect your brain cells. Harimine, the main β ...

Ayahuasca's primary psychoactive compound, DMT, acts on serotonin receptors in the brain, particularly the 5-HT2A receptor. This receptor plays a vital role in emotional regulation and has long ...

A medical-grade version of the popular hippy brew ayahuasca could become available to Americans within the next decade. Filament Health, a Canadian psychedelic drug company, has created a ...

Ayahuasca (pronounced eye-ah-wah-ska) is a plant-based psychedelic drug. It’s usually brewed into a tea or a concentrated liquid to drink. It can also be smoked. Other names include huasca ...

Consider it ayahuasca lite. “It’s not like any drug ... but research suggests that chemical compounds present in cacao can affect mood by increasing both alertness and cognition, and also ...

Once stigmatized and outlawed, psychedelics are moving from the counterculture to the mainstream. From Prince Harry's use of ...

Ayahuasca is usually made from the combination ... also known as the Bufo Alvarius toad or the Colorado River toad—the compound 5-MeO-DMT, also known as bufo, is a potent psychedelic.

Compounds like psilocybin attach to serotonin ... and non-users of classic psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin, LSD, ayahuasca, and DMT. The psychedelics users were most likely to choose what ...

Ayahuasca brew is made from boiling the vines of the Ayahuasca ... The primary ingredient in peyote is the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii). The active compound in peyote is mescaline, which is ...