News
06 November 2019
Cat’s Claw – From the forest to the world
Takiwasi Laboratory has been working since 2011 with Chirik Sacha native community located in the Peruvian Amazonian region of San Martin to formalize the commercial use of Cat’s Claw.
04 November 2019
This article is the second part of a research that aims at giving a global overview of centers using herbal or animal derivatives for the treatment of substance use disorders, also providing a reflection on the concept of drugs as medicinal or toxicant agents depending on the context of use, culture and policy. Authors: Matteo Politi, Fabio Friso, Jacques Mabit. Published in Revista Cultura y Droga.
31 October 2019
Since July, the Takiwasi Center has been carrying out a drug abuse prevention project among 5th grade students of high-school of the city of Tarapoto, San Martin region.
15 October 2019
The ritual ceremony of purgahuasca
The ritual ceremony of purgahuasca is one of the therapeutic procedures from the traditional medicine of the Awajún ethnic group that was included in the therapeutic protocol of the Takiwasi Center. Purgahuasca is a little concentrated ayahuasca preparation that is taken as in a purge session.
09 October 2019
In his testimonial about the retreat/diet in Takiwasi, Eugenio tells us that diet is one of those experiences that marks a before and after.
