
Plants of the Gods: S4E1. Richard Evans Schultes and the Search for Ayahuasca
Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast
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The History of Ayahuasca
The Seabendoy, a crossroads between the Pacific and the Amazon, first saw Westerners arrive hundreds of years ago. There are two tribes of indigenous peoples in the valley: the Comsa and the Angano. William James took Peyote at the very end of the 19th century; it is not given credit for its impact on his understanding of the human psyche.
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