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ayahuasca  

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  • Ayahuasca, or yagé, is an entheogenic (psychoactive substance used in a religious context) brew ritually used by at least 70 tribes in the greater Amazon rainforest since prehistoric times. The word ayahuasca in Quechua means “vine of the soul,” connoting its spiritual usage. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Ayahuasca Religious Movements]

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