At Chacruna: Why Doctors Give You Pills and Not Ancient Plant Remedies

Sidarta Ribeiro, Ph.DSince the therapeutic use of sacred plants and fungi began to be accepted by Western medicine, a tug of war has been taking place between those who advocate the traditional consumption of whole organisms, and those who defend exclusively the utilization of purified compounds or chemicals. Quoting the lyrics of the Brazilian composer and singer Caetano Veloso, something has gone out of order... continue reading.