Used by Amazonian tribes for centuries he 'vine of the soul' has been increasingly adopted by groups like the British middle-class and Hollywood celebs seeking spiritual and mental healing.
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04.12.2024, 16:26
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More than half of people who take the popular and potent psychedelic drug ayahuasca suffer mental health problems related to their trip — and one in 10 need prolonged professional support, data suggest.
In some, rarer cases, use of the plant — which contains the hallucinogen N-N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) — can prove fatal, due to its effect on the heart, with some data suggesting this occurs in one in 100 people who take it.
The physical impact of the drug is well known, with users handed buckets at ayahuasca 'ceremonies' to cater for the violent vomiting that the drug triggers.
But focus has now been drawn to its life-threatening effects following the death of 54-year-old social worker Maureen Rainford, who had travelled to a Bolivian retreat in the Amazon that supplies ayahuasca tea.
The social worker collapsed 10 minutes after drinking the tea, reportedly complaining of feeling ill as her breathing and heart rate dropped. Despite CPR, Ms Rainford died an hour after she collapsed.
A spokesman for the retreat said her passing was due to a 'medical emergency that was not related to ayahuasca'.
It follows warning from experts that promotion of ayahuasca's supposed healing properties from famous faces like Prince Harry could inspire others to try the hallucinogen.
Ayahuasca has previously been blamed for the deaths of at least three Brits, one of whom took her own life due to its effect on her mental health.
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