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What is ayahuasca?
yahuasca is a hallucinogenic plant, and its name is pronounced “eye-ah-WAHska.” All of the senses are affected by psychedelics, which change a person’s thinking, perception of time, and emotions. These can make someone have hallucinations, in which they perceive or hear distorted or unreal objects. The Banisteriopsis caapi vine and the leaves of the Psychotria viridis shrub are heated or boiled for a long time to create the concentrated liquid known as ayahuasca, however additional plants may also be added for a variety of traditional uses. DMT is the primary component in ayahuasca (dimethyltryptamine). Furthermore, monoamine oxidase inhibitors are present (MAOIs). Ayahuasca has been used for centuries by First Nations peoples from contemporary Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador for religious ritual and therapeutic purposes.
How is it used? Ayahuasca is drunk as a liquid. Effects of ayahuasca There is no amount of drug usage that is safe. All drug use has some danger. While using any kind of medication, it’s crucial to use caution. Everyone is affected by ayahuasca differently depending on: • • • • • •
size, weight and health whether the person is used to taking it whether other drugs are taken around the same time the amount taken the strength of the decoction (varies from batch to batch) environment (where the drug is taken).
