Tobacco Allergies and Plant Medicine: A Personal Journey and Scientific Exploration Tobacco Allergies and Plant Medicine: A Personal Journey and Scientific Exploration Five years ago,
Preserving Sacred Wisdom: The Huachuma Foundation’s Mission and Sanctuary Project Join us in a groundbreaking initiative to preserve the sacred Huachuma cactus and its ancestral
Is Daily Rapé Use Appropriate? If you have to ask the question, then the answer is probably “no.” These days, I hear from a growing
Ayahuasca and German New Medicine Ayahuasca, an ancient medicine with deep roots in Amazonian shamanic traditions, has garnered significant attention in the past 20-30 years
Introduction to Kambo: Frog Medicine This post is about Kambo, a medicine I receive many questions about and one with which I have extensive experience.
Confronting Addiction & Denial in Plant Medicine Communities If it seems I’m focusing a lot on rapé and tobacco lately, there’s good reason. With over
A Brief Rant Most everyone who has worked with Ayahuasca understands that harmine, one of its primary alkaloids, acts as a reversible inhibitor of monoamine
Many people have written me about my article: “Is Rapé Snuff Safe?” The comments range from outrage to appreciation and everything in between. Since publishing
Harmine, a reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) with various pharmacological effects, has garnered attention for its potential influence on histamine and serotonin. Understanding the
The Intricate Journey of Harmine From MAO-A Binding to Liver Metabolism and Excretion Introduction Harmine, a naturally occurring alkaloid found in several plant species, but
Let’s talk cannibis. It is, after all, the plant medicine de jour. In the middle of the Arizona desert, which is where I live, far
We all know fear on some level–it’s something everyone has experienced. For those working with plant medicines and psychedelics, fear is an integral part of
There is no clearer example of mass formation psychosis than billions of people happily consuming one of the most harmful heavy metals on this planet:
Anyone who has ever prepared for an Ayahuasca ceremony can probably tell you that one thing that you have to eliminate prior to ceremony is
Five years ago mentioning the word rapé (pronounced “hapeh”), even in the plant medicine world, would not have raised many eyebrows. But today, rapé has
You Can’t Microdose Out of Mineral Starvation If you believe more serotonin equals more happiness, think again. That entire premise – peddled by Big Pharma
The Ayahuasca Diet Dissected Recommendations abound on how to properly prepare your body for an Ayahuasca journey – yet lack coherence. Ask 100 shamans about
Psychedelics May Pose Stroke Risk in Magnesium Deficiency If you’ve been following the ongoing psychedelic renaissance, you’ve likely heard these substances heralded as safe, revelatory
