Time Before Time – Tukano Ayahuasca Myth of the Yagé-Woman
The Tukanoan-speaking Desana of the Colombian region of the Vaupés handed down an ayahuasca myth of origin. There are different versions of the story.../ ➝
1.25 Million Years Ago – The Evolutionary Emergence of the Ayahuasca Vine, Banisteriopsis
The ayahuasca vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, is related to about 1200 other plants within the family Malpighiaceae. The family offer a diverse array of f.../ ➝
Unknown Date – The Origins of Ayahuasca Use
The origins of ayahuasca use are, ultimately, a mystery. The archeological record indicates a diverse collection of psychoactive substance use in Sout.../ ➝
Unknown Date – Synergy Discovered Between Ayahuasca Vine and DMT- Containing Plants
One of the traditional reasons indigenous people drink ayahuasca, a potion made by brewing the vine ayahuasca and DMT-containing plants, is to study a.../ ➝
1541 – The First Europeans Enter the Amazon Basin
In 1541 Spanish conquistador Francisco de Orellana led the first European colonists into the Amazon. He reported seeing dense populations and large ci.../ ➝
1648-1768 – The First Written Reports of Ayahuasca Made by Jesuit Missionaries
The earliest written account of ayahuasca appears to be a description brought to the world by Jesuit missionaries. Historian Jose Chantre y Herrera co.../ ➝
1840s – Harmaline and Harmine Are Isolated from the Seeds of Peganum harmala (Syrian rue)
The same active alkaloids that exist in the ayahuasca vine, B. caapi vine, were first isolated from a different plant almost two centu.../ ➝
1851-1873 – English Botanist Richard Spruce Encounters Ayahuasca Use Among Indigenous Groups
Throughout the nineteenth century, various ethnographers and explorers mentioned an intoxicating beverage prepared by indigenous Amazonians and called.../ ➝
1858 – Ecuadorian Geographer Manuel Villavicencio Describes Drinking Ayahuasca
In 1858 Ecuadorian geographer Manuel Villavicencio wrote of the use of ayahuasca in sorcery and divination on the upper Rio Napo, and described his ow.../ ➝
1879-1912 – Ayahuasca Use Spread as the Rubber Boom Decimated Natives
The indigenous groups of the Amazon basin suffered many injustices in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as a result of fortune-seekers looking to.../ ➝
