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Here you find our articles about Herbal Medicine applications around the world, typically part of a multitude of traditional medicine practices.

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Ayahuasca and Cultural Appropriation of Indigenous Medicine
Ayahuasca and Cultural Appropriation of Indigenous Medicine
The word appropriation has several meanings, but the meaning we talk about in this post is that of to “take something for one’s own use, typically [ ... ]
Ayahuasca and Breathwork | Why and How they Work Together
Ayahuasca and Breathwork | Why and How they Work Together
You may have noticed that many Ayahuasca retreats also offer Breathwork training and sessions. In this post, we’ll explain the relationship betw [ ... ]
Peyote Cactus | Mescaline as Entheogenic Medicine
Peyote Cactus | Mescaline as Entheogenic Medicine
Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is a small, spineless and particularly slow growing cactus that contains psychoactive compounds, notably Mescaline. The [ ... ]
Safety and Security during an Ayahuasca Retreat
Safety and Security during an Ayahuasca Retreat
Apart from taking the effects, precautions, contraindications and risks of ingesting Ayahuasca into account, appropriate safety and security measures [ ... ]
Where and With Whom Should You Take Ayahuasca?
Where and With Whom Should You Take Ayahuasca?
There are several ways of experiencing Ayahuasca, and it depends on your preferences, healing needs, time, and financial situation what will be the be [ ... ]
What Is Vinho da Jurema? | Yurema
What Is Vinho da Jurema? | Yurema
Vinho da Jurema (Yurema), which contains Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), is a psychoactive drink known from Northern Brazil and commonly made from the root [ ... ]
What to Expect from an Ayahuasca Retreat?
What to Expect from an Ayahuasca Retreat?
Everyone who joins an Ayahuasca retreat has some sort of expectation of the results. Some go for physical or emotional healing, others go for personal [ ... ]
What Happens in an Ayahuasca Ceremony?
What Happens in an Ayahuasca Ceremony?
An Ayahuasca ceremony involves drinking the Ayahuasca brew, commonly a group activity (which can also be one-on-one, by the way) that is usually led b [ ... ]
Ayahuasquero, Shaman, and Curandero | What’s the Difference?
Ayahuasquero, Shaman, and Curandero | What’s the Difference?
The term Ayahuasquero can raise some ambiguity, because it can refer to someone who only prepares and/or administers Ayahuasca, or to someone — [ ... ]
Drinking Ayahuasca | Hot or Cold?
Drinking Ayahuasca | Hot or Cold?
A thing in relation to using Ayahuasca not often addressed is if the Ayahuasca brew, typically called Ayahuasca tea, should be drunk hot or cold. In f [ ... ]