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===Ayahuasca ceremonies===

There have been several documented cases of avoidable deaths caused by frauds pretending to be shamans during "traditional" ayahuasca ceremonies.<ref> British backpacker dies after taking hallucinogenic brew in Colombia | http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/27/british-backpacker-dies-hallucinogenic-drug-colombia</ref><ref>Kiwi traveler in Peru dies after Amazon drug ritual | http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11516673</ref> The ingredient known to cause problems is known specifically as brugmansia, which can cause issues when co-administered with an MAOI. An effective ayahuasca brew does not have to be more complicated than a suitable source of [[DMT]] (such as mimosa or acacia) and a reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A ([[RIMA]] or [[MAOI]]). Using other ingredients along with the ayahuasca can potentially be dangerous; any potential interactions should be carefully researched before ingestion.

There have been several documented cases of avoidable deaths caused by frauds pretending to be shamans during "traditional" ayahuasca ceremonies.<ref>British backpacker dies after taking hallucinogenic brew in Colombia | http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/27/british-backpacker-dies-hallucinogenic-drug-colombia</ref><ref>Kiwi traveler in Peru dies after Amazon drug ritual | http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11516673</ref> The ingredient known to cause problems is known specifically as brugmansia, which can cause issues when co-administered with an MAOI. An effective ayahuasca brew does not have to be more complicated than a suitable source of [[DMT]] (such as mimosa or acacia) and a reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A ([[RIMA]] or [[MAOI]]). Using other ingredients along with the ayahuasca can potentially be dangerous; any potential interactions should be carefully researched before ingestion.

Another concern of ayahuasca ceremonies is the culture of mysticism and pseudoscience produced from centuries of mythological ritual, leading to a bias following the delusion of a single cultural narrative. There is an irrational belief that ayahuasca should only to be used in the Amazon rainforest in the presence of a shaman. This belief leads many to shun the idea of taking ayahuasca outside of this potentially toxic environment for no logical reason.<ref>http://psychedelicfrontier.com/entities-plant-spirits-real-skeptics-guide-tripping/</ref>

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==See also==

*[[Responsible use]]

*[[UserWiki:David Hedlund/Ayahuasca|“''Guide to safe ayahuasca'' ''curanderismo''”]] by [[User:David Hedlund|David Hedlund]]

*[[Experience index#DMT and Ayahuasca|Ayahuasca trip reports]]

*[[Preparation#Ayahuasca|Ayahuasca recipes]]

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 ===Ayahuasca ceremonies===
-There have been several documented cases of avoidable deaths caused by frauds pretending to be shamans during "traditional" ayahuasca ceremonies.<ref> British backpacker dies after taking hallucinogenic brew in Colombia  | http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/27/british-backpacker-dies-hallucinogenic-drug-colombia</ref><ref>Kiwi traveler in Peru dies after Amazon drug ritual | http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11516673</ref> The ingredient known to cause problems is known specifically as brugmansia, which can cause issues when co-administered with an MAOI. An effective ayahuasca brew does not have to be more complicated than a suitable source of [[DMT]] (such as mimosa or acacia) and a reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A ([[RIMA]] or [[MAOI]]). Using other ingredients along with the ayahuasca can potentially be dangerous; any potential interactions should be carefully researched before ingestion.
+There have been several documented cases of avoidable deaths caused by frauds pretending to be shamans during "traditional" ayahuasca ceremonies.<ref>British backpacker dies after taking hallucinogenic brew in Colombia  | http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/27/british-backpacker-dies-hallucinogenic-drug-colombia</ref><ref>Kiwi traveler in Peru dies after Amazon drug ritual | http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11516673</ref> The ingredient known to cause problems is known specifically as brugmansia, which can cause issues when co-administered with an MAOI. An effective ayahuasca brew does not have to be more complicated than a suitable source of [[DMT]] (such as mimosa or acacia) and a reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A ([[RIMA]] or [[MAOI]]). Using other ingredients along with the ayahuasca can potentially be dangerous; any potential interactions should be carefully researched before ingestion.
 Another concern of ayahuasca ceremonies is the culture of mysticism and pseudoscience produced from centuries of mythological ritual, leading to a bias following the delusion of a single cultural narrative. There is an irrational belief that ayahuasca should only to be used in the Amazon rainforest in the presence of a shaman. This belief leads many to shun the idea of taking ayahuasca outside of this potentially toxic environment for no logical reason.<ref>http://psychedelicfrontier.com/entities-plant-spirits-real-skeptics-guide-tripping/</ref>
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 ==See also==
 *[[Responsible use]]
+*[[UserWiki:David Hedlund/Ayahuasca|“''Guide to safe ayahuasca'' ''curanderismo''”]] by [[User:David Hedlund|David Hedlund]]
 *[[Experience index#DMT and Ayahuasca|Ayahuasca trip reports]]
 *[[Preparation#Ayahuasca|Ayahuasca recipes]]
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