Plant dehydration, alkaloid concentration, and cytotoxicity on ayahuasca traditional tea
Ordilena Ferreira de Miranda, Marcílio de Almeida, Ilza Maria de Oliveira Sousa, Ana Lúcia Tasca Góis Ruiz, Mary Ann Foglio
Amazon Expedition Magazine. March 1, 2024 DOI: 10.56365/doi.solutions.2024.1 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAyahuasca tea is a decoction made from leaves of the Psychotria viridis shrub and stems of the Banisteriopsis caapi vine, a preparation used in traditional indigenous medicine of the Amazon for healing and spiritual rituals since pre-Columbian times. The tea is a fundamental element of indigenous cultures in Colombia, Peru, and Brazil.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Ayahuasca |
| Keywords | Dehydration Cytotoxicity Alkaloid Chemistry |
| Key finding | Ayahuasca is traditionally prepared as a decoction of P. viridis leaves and B. caapi stems for medicinal and ritual use in Amazonian indigenous cultures. |
Abstract
Ayahuasca tea is a decoction prepared with leaves of P. viridis shrub popularly known as rainha, chacrona or chacruna and stems of B. caapi commonly known as mariri, ayahuasca, caapi, jagube (Callaway et al., 1999b; Miranda et al., 2020).The decoction of the plants together is the traditional way of preparing Ayahuasca. This tea has been used in traditional indigenous medicine of the Amazonian peoples for healing and also in spiritual rituals since pre-Columbian times (Estrella-Parra et al., 2019; Miller et al., 2019). In several countries, such as Colombia, Peru and Brazil it is the fundamental element of indigenous cultures (Gaujac et al., 2012; Labate & Feeney, 2012).