At Chacruna: Ayahuasca May Help Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression, Study Finds

Ayahuasca is a brew traditionally used for healing and spiritual purposes by indigenous populations of the Amazon rainforest. According to a new clinical trial published today in Psychological Medicine, ayahuasca is safe and alleviates symptoms of depression in patients who did not respond to conventional treatments; this time, compared to placebo. “This is the first controlled study with ayahuasca for depression, and the results are promising and interesting,” said Dráulio Araújo, professor of the Brain Institute at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, who coordinated the trial... continue reading.