* In studies it has been found to reduce symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease : Ayahuasca is popular in research on potential cures for Parkinson's disease because of its effects on MAO-B, which deactivates dopamine (the neurotransmitter lacking in Parkinson's patients). A study reported in the 2010 issue of the Journal of Ethnopharmacology found that harmaline and harmine in ayahuasca are MAO-A and MAO-B inhibitors. It also found MAO-B inhibitory potential in the flavanols epicatechin and procyanidin. The strong MAO-B inhibitory action of ayahuasca point to a possible treatment for Parkinson's disease.
* Cancer researchers have also shown interest in B. Caapi, as its different alkaloids has shown to be effective against the growth of cancer cells.
* Depression : A new clinical study out of the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil has tested the effects of the ayahuasca healing brew on six volunteers suffering from serious depression. The treatment demonstrated that a mild dose of ayahuasca was able to alleviate symptoms of depression from within three hours to up to three weeks.
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