Abstract
Ayahuasca, Daime, Vegetal, Hoasca or Yajé (Yagé) are some of the many names attributed, by different cultures, to a plant decoction from the Amazon (made mainly with Psychotria viridis e Banisteriopsis caapi). The brew contains N,N-Dimethyltriptamine and also beta carbolines like harmine, harmaline and tetrahydroharmine, currently used by many Brazilian communities, mainly the Santo Daime…