The Ethnopharmacology of Ayahuasca

Transworld Research Network published the book 'The Ethnopharmacology of Ayahuasca' edited by Rafael Guimaraes dos Santos.
ISBN: 978-81-7895-526-1

This book is a great overview on the use, safety, therapeutic perspectives and potential risks associated with Ayahuasca. eBook is free and can be downloaded below.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Indigenous and mestizo use of ayahuasca. An overview
by Luis Eduardo Luna
Chapter 2: The notion of cure in the Brazilian ayahuasca religions
by Sandra Lucia Goulart
Chapter 3: An overview of the literature on the pharmacology and neuropsychiatric long term effects of ayahuasca
by Jose Carlos Bouso and Jordi Riba
Chapter 4: Therapeutic perspectives on the acute and post-acute effects of ritual experience with ayahuasca: A case study
by Paulo Cesar Ribeiro Barbosa
Chapter 5: The therapeutic potential of harmine and ayahuasca in depression: Evidence from exploratory animal and human studies
by Flavia de Lima Osorio, Ligia Ribeiro Horta de Macedo, Joao Paulo Machado de Sousa, Joel Porfirio Pinto, Joao Quevedo, Jose Alexandre de Souza Crippa and Jaime Eduardo C. Hallak
Chapter 6: Possible risks and interactions of the consumption of ayahuasca and cannabis in humans
by Rafael Guimaraes dos Santos
Chapter 7: Ayahuasca and psychosis
by Rafael Guimaraes dos Santos and Rick J. Strassman