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Ayahuasca (ai-uh-wa-skuh), also known as yage, is a hallucinogenic plant-based brew used as medicine in regions of the Amazon. Using the Banisteriopsis vine and the Psychotria shrub, the potent ...

(The Conversation) — Ayahuasca, a sacred drink made from the stem and leaves of a tree vine, has many names: psychedelic brew, hallucinogenic tea, mood medicine and more. It is even known as a teacher ...

Her suburban Hampden County neighborhood, with its quiet street and manicured lawns, seemed an unlikely setting for an Ecuadorian shaman. She was a woman carrying deep knowledge of ayahuasca, the ...