The Waorani Indians smoke the mixture to counteract
hallucinogenic yage intoxication — it is one of the most powerful hallucinogens known and apparently the Waorani believe that chiles have the power to counter the vivid hallucinations.
Not exact matches
Each year, thousands of people travel to the Peruvian Amazon to experiment with the
hallucinogenic brew, also known as
yage and referred to by some locals as «the sacred vine of the soul.»