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Buy Ayahuasca online: just how safe is this psychoactive brew?

Psychedelic drugs are experiencing something of a renaissance. It’s no longer a case of turning on, tuning in and dropping out, as the hippy mantra went in the 1960s. Tripping – whether on magic mushrooms, LSD or psychedelic toads – is now part of the global wellness industry. It’s a way to “find yourself” or deal with a mental health or spiritual crisis.

A psychoactive brew is also part of the mix, but perhaps for the more dedicated “psychonaut”. Because the effects are quite extreme, westerners who take ayahuasca usually do so in ceremonies led by a shaman known as an ayahuasquero or curandero. These ceremonies have been covered in Netflix shows such as (Un)Well.

Ayahuasca is a traditional South American drink used in religious ceremonies. It can be made in a wide variety of ways, but typically, components of two plants – Banisteriopsis caapi vines and the leaves of the chacruna bush – are combined to produce a bitter “tea” that is drunk during the ceremony.

One component is an LSD-like drug called DMT. The other is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), a chemical that prevents the metabolism (breakdown) of the DMT. A DMT “trip” usually lasts 35 to 45 minutes, but the MAOI makes it last much longer (around four hours).

Ayahuasca has been studied to determine if it can help with a variety of mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety or addiction, and many studies report positive effects. However, few studies have focused on the side-effects, and these studies are often small with participants only from South America.

A new study, published in the journal PLOS Global Public Health, has sought to remedy this gap in the knowledge. Using an online questionnaire, the researchers sought to examine the side-effects of ayahuasca in a much larger and more geographically diverse population.