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THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS.
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- Author(s): LEVY, ARIEL
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New Yorker. 9/12/2016, Vol. 92 Issue 28, p30-36. 7p. 4 Cartoon or Caricatures.
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The article discusses the trend of ayahuasca in the U.S. as of 2016. Topics include the South American origination of ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic drink made from Banisteriopsis cappi vines and chacruna bush leaves and taken during ceremonies led by a shaman, the association of ayahuasca with wellness and health trends in the U.S., and researcher Leanna Standish's request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to perform a clinical trial on the use of ayahuasca to treat cancer and Parkinson's disease.
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