Pre-clinical interaction of ayahuasca, a brew used in spiritual movements, with morphine and propofol

• Main Authors: Júlia Movilla Pires (Author), Fúlvio Rieli Mendes (Author), Ana Paula Salum Pires (Author), Maurício Yonamine (Author), José Luiz Gomes do Amaral (Author), Elisaldo Araújo Carlini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Ayahuasca is a beverage with psychoactive properties used in religious and ceremonial rituals by some religious groups. The main active components of ayahuasca are dimethyltryptamine and the harmala alkaloids with β-carboline structure acting as monoamine oxidase A inhibitors. This combinat...