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Platelet serotonin uptake sites increased in drinkers of ayahuasca.

Callaway JC, Airaksinen MM, McKenna DJ, Brito GS, Grob CS.

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kuopio, Finland.

The binding of [3H]citalopram to the platelet 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) transporter was measured in a group of healthy male drinkers of ayahuasca, a psychoactive sacrament indigenous to Amazonia, and a group healthy male controls. An increased number of binding sites (Bmax) in the platelets of ayahuasca drinkers was found, while the dissociation constant (Kd) remained the same for both groups. If indicative of neuronal 5-HT uptake activity, these results would suggest a decreased concentration of extracellular 5-HT, or a response to increased production and release of 5-HT. Such changes in 5-HT synaptic activity, in this case, should not be misinterpreted as an indication of developing neurological or psychiatric illness.

A controlled study conducted with 2 groups, the first composed of ayahuasca drinkers from the União do Vegetal (UDV), and a second control group was undertaken in Manaus, Brazil. The study included physical and psychological evaluations in addition to analysis of biological specimens.

Blood platelets were collected from UDV members who had used ayahuasca for at least 10 years, and who had not consumed the drink for at least one week. Ayahuasca is rarely consumed more frequently than every other week by most practitioners.

Blood platelets were also collected from the control group. 5-HT uptake activity was measured in platelets by displacing [3 H] citalopram with unlabelled paroxetine. A statistically significant (p= 0.006) difference was found between the two groups; the tea drinkers had a higher density (Bmax) of 5-HT uptake sites when compared to the control group and literature values, with an overall increased regulation of about 25% (Callaway et al.1994).

Increased regulation of 5-HT uptake is significant because of its implications regarding contemporary medical theory of depressive disorders. Increased serotonergic activity is exactly what current medications attempt to provide for depressive conditions. Inasmuch as this neurological change appears to be precipitated by ayahuasca, further studies are urgently needed to determine minimal effective dosage, onset time, and post-treatment effectiveness.

Should it be found that ayahuasca produces a normalization of the 5-HT (serotonin) uptake, then an important new treatment for depression disorders may be on the horizon which offers lasting benefit from occasional medication with virtually no negative side effects. Full and lasting remission from severe chronic depression has been frequently noted empirically from treatment with Ayahuasca but has not been documented scientifically due to inadequate research.

Therapeutic Potential of Ayahuasca: how it works
an overview of an extraordinary holistic medicine
by
Otorongo Blanco
Desde La Selva
Iquitos, Perú

Madre Ayahuasca

Ayahuasca presents at least three potentially beneficial therapeutic and personal growth applications. It is important to consider that most of what is known about Ayahuasca is drawn from anecdotal and empirical knowledge accumulated over millennia in the Amazon region of South America. Over the past twenty years, the socio-anthropological and popular contemporary literature has increasingly addressed the many dimensions of Ayahuasca use, culture, and spirituality.

It is interesting to note that Ayahuasca is among many "folk" medicines with a history of centuries of human use without apparent negative consequences so long as specific dietary and other preparatory guidelines are followed. Such a lengthy trial period with human subjects substantially exceeds the standards of contemporary drug approval studies conducted by the FDA and other regulatory agencies. In most Amazonian cultures even today, the majority see Ayahuasca as a beneficial holistic medicine when applied by those knowledgeable in its use and effects. Sadly, only limited scientific research has been conducted to date due to the western cultural stigma attached to substances producing visionary experiences.

It is often erroneously assumed that such experiences are undertaken primary for recreational or frivilous purposes and therefore lack redeeming value. As anyone who has taken Ayahuasca can attest, it is far from a recreational experience. The normal course is one of personal challenge and struggle punctuated by flashes of agony and ecstacy as one works through the process of purgation and renewal. Physical discomfort is common and one often is besieged by inescapable images and thoughts of matters and issues one would prefer to avoid. This forced confrontation brings catharsis, and eventually closure to many of the psychological burdens most of us carry with us in our lives. The character and rigors of the Ayahuasca experience are simply not amenable to the kind of abuse that has occurred with other so-called "psychedelic" substances.

Ayahuasca clearly occupies exalted status alongside such culturally-renowned plant healer-teachers as Peyote, San Pedro (Huachuma), Teonanacatl, and Iboga. Like these plants, when taken in traditional natural plant form, Ayahuasca imposes its own effective autonomic discipline upon those who approach her with disrespect or undue arrogance.

Those familiar with Ayahuasca know that the lasting benefits begin to unfold after the immediate and most profound effects of the drink have passed. For days, weeks and months afterward, the blessings of Ayahuasca will be received, one step at a time, if one is receptive and attentive to the life lessons revealed. These blessings manifest in many ways, specific to the varied human needs presented to the medicine.

Among the positive processes initiated by the Ayahuasca cleansing experience are:

Catharsis.Catharsis is precipitated on the physical level as a vehicle for cleansing and detoxification. Spiritual catharsis occurs at a deeper level as Ayahuasca purges negativity, toxins, personal "baggage" and "garbage" accumulated through one's lifetime. The pace and depth of this process depends greatly on the willingness of the individual to surrender ego and pride to achieve the blessings of cleansing and rebirth.

Abreaction.Abreaction is a process of regression back to the situation or source of a problem or trauma. This process allows one to relive the experience to gain new understanding and insights enabling resolution or closure. The frequent result is a liberation from guilt or fear or whatever psycho-spiritual forces might have bound the individual previously. The process often results in candid re-evaluation of one's life course with strong tendency and resolution to pursue positive changes to improve one's life with renewed purpose and mission.

Spiritual Realization. Most people who experience Ayahuasca in a positive and nurturing environment report some sort of spiritual experience. While these experiences certainly have a personalized aspect based on the individual's past experiences and attitude toward religion and spirituality, there is also a remarkably consistent nature and character to the Ayahuasca experience when undertaken in proper set and setting. The character of the experience, and especially the visionary icons encountered, are greatly influenced by the cultural context in which the experience occurs, and equally so by the specific plants used, regardless of their chemical composition.

The quintessential Ayahuasca experience probably cannot be fully realized outside the natural and cultural environment of Amazonia. The reason is simple...all the inherently natural organic and cultural links are present. Here the spiritual connection between the plants and the eco-cultural union which brought the unique brew into existence is strongest and most profound. That the Amazonian plants are endowed with a special magico-spiritual dimension in their natural habitat is evident to those who have experienced both in situ (in the natural habitat) and ex situ (outside the natural habitat) types of Ayahuasca experiences. This is not to say, of course, that highly beneficial personal results cannot be achieved using Ayahuasca in other circumstances.

Holistic Healing. Ayahuasca has the noted capability to accomplish often seemingly-miraculous healing of Mind, Body, and Spirit. Not every person comes to this medicine with the same needs. The magic of Ayahuasca rests in its ability to find, focus, diagnose and heal the causes of one's personal problems or illness as well as the symptoms. The cleansing and healing is deep, to the core, and is therefore likely to have a lasting positive effect on the patient.

Desuden så frigøre motionm fri radikaler

Foresten siger IKKE at det er skadeligt at dyrke motion, siger derimod at frie radikaler er skadelige!! der er RIMELIG store forskel, men antioxidanter beskytter iimod dem, sørgeligt som man bliver misforstået

HAHA der viste du dit ansigt hva Treasure!!!

Du er skide uinformeret og fuld af crap!!

Maoi er THE anti-depressiv !!!

Fuck SSRIer de sutter iforhold til maoi

Og desuden hva skal man bruge en syntetisk ssri til når der også findes SRI i Ayahuasca og SRI som findes i cannabis og SSRI som findes I Kanna, helt ærligt så fuck de "lykkepiller" Og æd nogen urter istedet!
+ combineret med Maoi

Bliv informeret

Og bli klogere!

Desuden så snakker jeg jo nok ikke om syntetisk DMT vel !!!
Eftersom det for det første er forbudt og for det andet RIMELIGT svært at få fat på medmindre man er en rigtig lamfighter eller lignende

Nej jeg snakker HELLER ikke om syntetisk Maoi, for så snakkede jeg jo nok ikke om Ayahausca vel?

Ayahuasca ER en maoi hæmmer

Damn alle de forpulede fordomme man møder herinde....

Og lad os så lægge den elitære holdning til side, at DMT er KUN for EKSTREMT erfarne lamfightere etc. det kommer an på dosen

minus respekt til Treasure og hans elendige debat stil

Har han overhoved noget at sige?

Hahaha... hvor er det grineren så sure folk kan blive over deres egen mangel på information

Men altså lad være med at gøre idiot ud af manden....

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Seriøst SSRI er ofte noget være lort fuld med bivirkninger og giver folk med deppresion selvmords

Hvis folk ikke har noget at sige, så hold jeres sure mave opstød ude på toiltet

Foresten siger IKKE at det er skadeligt at dyrke motion, siger derimod at frie radikaler er skadelige!! der er RIMELIG store forskel, men antioxidanter beskytter iimod dem, sørgeligt som man bliver misforstået

Treasure jeg tror næppe du aner en flap om Ayahausca, du har måske enda ingengang prøvet og hvis du har så har du sikkert ikke fattet en skid om det, måske var det enda langt over hva du kan klare.... Hold dine elendige ligegyldige fordomme for dig selv

Mvh. Astral

Den mener jeg at kunne huske at han fortalte ret detaljeret om i en gammel tråd...har ikke lige link.

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