Ayahuasca use in cross-cultural perspective.

This editorial introduces a special issue examining ayahuasca use across different cultural contexts, from indigenous Amazonian traditions to contemporary global therapeutic settings. It highlights how the visionary brew, traditionally used as sacred plant medicine for spiritual and personal growth, healing, and ritual purposes, has increasingly attracted Western interest for consciousness expansion, psychological well-being, and emotional wellness. The introduction sets the stage for exploring cross-cultural healing practices, ethnobotanical knowledge, and the integration of indigenous medicine into alternative and global therapeutic frameworks, emphasizing both the potential benefits and the need for respectful, informed engagement with these traditions.

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Abstract

(2005). Editors' Introduction: Ayahuasca Use in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs: Vol. 37, Ayahuasca Use In Cross-Cultural Perspective, pp. 119-121.