Hallucinogenic plant use and related indigenous belief systems in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Journal of ethnopharmacology April 1, 1979 P Naranjo 41 citations
Plant hallucinogens, particularly ayahuasca made from Banisteriopsis species, remain in use among contemporary Indigenous peoples of Ecuador. Archaeological evidence suggests prehistoric ayahuasca use. The Jibaro and other tribal groups maintain detailed belief systems and practices around major hallucinogenic plants. Coastal and Inter-Andean Indigenous drug use is also surveyed. Aboriginal belief systems, folk medicine, and worldviews are closely intertwined with the ingestion of plant hallucinogens.