News
22 November 2021
The aim of this review is to shed light on the understudied purging and emetic effect of ayahuasca herbal preparation. It firstly focuses on reviewing the cultural relevance of emesis and purging in the context of Amazonian traditions. Secondly, on the basis of the main known phytochemicals described in the ayahuasca formula, a comprehensive pharmacological evaluation of their emetic and purging properties is presented.
10 November 2021
Visiting CIANAH in the native community of Yutupis
The Takiwasi Center has supported for some years the project CIANAH: Indigenous Support Center for Abandoned and Orphaned Children, promoted by José Petsa in the Awajún native community of Yutupis, located in a remote area of the Peruvian jungle.
27 October 2021
Participant Experiences on a Medicinal Plant Diet at Takiwasi Center
The medicinal plant diet is a healing process used in traditional Amazonian medicine poorly described within the scientific literature. This research paper analyzes the experience of seven participants in this therapy performed at the Takiwasi Center in Peru.
19 October 2021
Results of the addiction treatment model of the Takiwasi Center
In this article we want to summarize some of the most outstanding results recorded in recent academic publications that highlight the efficacy of our therapeutic model. These results provide clear indications of the effectiveness of the use of traditional Amazonian medicine within the protocol developed by Takiwasi for the treatment of addictions.
13 September 2021
Owain Graham, PhD graduate student, Ethnomusicology, University of California Riverside, has been invited to present some of his research on the icaros at the Visiones Sonoras Festival to be held in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, September 22-24, 2021.
