The Problem With Ayahuasca The Good Men Project
“Humankind can not bear very much reality” ~ T.S. Eliot. Over the past six years, I have received numerous calls asking if I — as a licensed psychotherapist …
Fox-snout bag contains ancient traces of ayahuasca Futurity: Research News
The archaeologist who analyzed the ayahuasca-containing fox-snout pouch calls it “the most amazing artifact I’ve had the privilege to work with.”
Denver Considers Telling Law Enforcement To Let ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Be : Shots – Health News NPR
Denver could be the first place to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms if voters pass a ballot measure today. Supporters point to research finding therapeutic …
Shrimp in England’s Rural Rivers Are Laced With Traces of Cocaine Smithsonian.com
A new study also detected low levels of dozens of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in shrimp from the county of Suffolk.
1,000-Year-Old Psychedelic Drug Kit Contains Traces of Cocaine and Ayahuasca Gizmodo
Archaeologists in the Bolivian Andes have discovered a 1000-year-old ritual bundle—basically a stash of drug paraphernalia—containing traces five different …
Scientists Discover Rich Trove Of Ancient Mind-Altering Drugs In South America HuffPost
Researchers have discovered evidence of cocaine and hallucinogenic compounds in a leather bag believed to have belonged to shamans at an ancient burial site in Bolivia, according to Science magazine. An analysis of the findings beneath ancient llama dung revealed evidence of “multiple psychoactive plants,” including key compounds (harmine and dimethyltryptamine) of the hallucinogenic plant ayahuasca (which is still used today). It’s considered the richest find to date of ancient mind-altering drugs in South America. The drugs were discovered inside the leather bag in a 1,000-year-old smalle…
Ancient Bolivian Fox-Snout Pouch Contained Cocaine And Other Hallucinogenic Drugs Forbes
The pouch constructed of three fox snouts stitched together. The pouch was tightly wrapped with a wool string. A small scraping of the inside of the pouch was analyzed for psychoactive compounds and indicated cocaine, benzoylecgonine, bufotenine, harmine, dimethyltryptamine, and a peak possibly from psilocin. In a rock shelter known as Cueva del Chileno in the highlands of southwestern Bolivia, archaeologists have discovered a group of artifacts including a fox-snout pouch that revealed evidence of hallucinogenic drug use more than a thousand years ago. Excavated from 2008-2010, the rock sh…
