The term “Ayahuasca” denotes a tea-like brew used by shamans in the jungle of Amazon-basin countries such as Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Brasil to enter an altered mental state. The brew is made from the ayahuasca Ceremonies (Banisteriopsis caapi) vine, in combination with another plant called chacruna (Psychotria viridis).

While experts debate details of the chemistry, essentially the chacruna is the main DMT source with the Banisteriopsis caapi acting as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) — in other words, Ayahuasca allows DMT to enter the bloodstream without being destroyed by stomach chemicals, as would otherwise occur. DMT is a chemical that occurs naturally in the brain and is associated with dreaming and the visions that accompany near-death experiences (NDEs). (DMT is present in almost all plants and animals.) Because of this divinatory potential, Ayahuasca is classed as a plant entheogen (i.e., substance that allows discovery of God within). Ayahuasca Retreat in peru
Historically it has been used for a variety of reasons such as to diagnose patients with medical disorders, locate lost items, find the best hunting or fishing grounds, or resolve personal disputes. Traditionally, an ill person would see the village shaman. The shaman would drink the Ayahuasca brew and then diagnose the patient, with the plant spirit directing them to the correct plants and course of treatment for healing. Today only a trained shaman may drink Ayahuasca on their own.
This is because Ayahuasca is not a recreational drug and must be approached with reverence and
even some rational trepidation.

Ayahuasca Healing
General Health Benefits

  • Re-activates self healing of the body
  • Improves health
  • Brings self-knowledge
  • Antidepressant
  • Rejuvenates the body
  • Improves your mental and emotional health
  • Increases intellectual capacities
  • Provides a spiritual journey
  • Awaken psychic perceptions
  • Attracts abundance in one’s life
  • Has the potential to be as effective as many years of psychotherapy
  • Detoxifies the entire body
  • Aides in weight lose

The Psychedelic usually brewed from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine ( often referred to as the Ayahuasca Vine and the leaves of the Psychotria viridis shrub commonly known as Chacruna.
Ayahuasca has been used by Indigenous peolpe in healing ceremonies.
Many people are seeking out a healing experience with Ayahuasca to either deepen their spiritual journey
or to heal modern maladies, like depression, anxiety, addiction and emotional trauma.
One of the main ingredient is Chacruna leaves ( Psychotria viridis ) which results in the combination most commonly understood as ayahuasca.