Abstract

ESCOBAR CORNEJO, Guillermo Saúl. The pharmacological properties of ayahuasca. liber. [online]. 2015, vol.21, n.2, pp.313-319. ISSN 1729-4827.

It describes the chemical characteristics and the effects of Ayahuasca consumption, in order to know the current status of the discoveries to date regarding their pharmacological properties. A literature review was performed on studies of ayahuasca until 2013 in English, Spanish, and Portuguese in the databases of PubMed, PsycINFO, Psyke, Psicodoc, and Redalyc; as well as chapters in books and literature obtained from related research. It is concluded that one of the components of ayahuasca - harmina - can be used to treat different pathologies.

Keywords : Ayahuasca; hallucinogens; pharmacological; toxicity.

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