Dimethylotryptaminae (DMT) jestis an indole alkaloidem indolowym i pochodną and a derivative of tryptaminy (e (a metabolit niezbędnegoe of the essential aminokwasu acid tryptofanu), która występuje w wielu układachphan), which exists in many biologicznych (sal systems (endogenous substancja endogenna) w tym roślin i zwierząte) including plants and animals. DMT wytwarzaproduces intensywne, ale krótkotrwałe (do 30-e but short-lived (up to 30–60 min) psychodeliczne i halucynogenne doznaniaedelic and hallucinogenic experiences [1]. IstniTheje również coraz więcej dowodów na to, że ere is also increasing evidence that endogenne DMT odgrywa rolę w ośrodkowym (OUN) i obwodowym układzie nerwowyous DMT plays a role in the central (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) i może działać jako, and it may act as a neuroprzekaźnik, działając jako nieselektywny agonistatransmitter by acting as a non-selective serotoniny, głównie na 5-hydroksytryptaminę ( agonist principally on the 5-hydroksxytryptaminę). receptory HT1A ie (5-HT1A and 5-HT2A) receptors.
1. The Zastosowania DMT w przeszłości i czasach współczUses of DMT in Past and Modern Timesnych
WeAccord
ługing to Eckernäs
a i in et al. (2022), DMT
jestis a psych
odelikiem, który możeedelic that can poten
cjalnie wyleczyć kilka zaburzeńtially cure several psychi
cznych, chociaż niewiele wiadomo na temat jego właściwości farmakatric disorders, although little is known about its pharmacokinet
ycznych i farmakics and pharmacodynamic
znych properties [
25 25]. N
ieverthe
mniej jednak brak wiedzy na temat DMT i jego właściwości nie przeszkodził ludziom z zamierzchłej przeszłości i czasów współczesnych eksperymentować z nim według własnego uznania. Dane badawcze potwierdzają, że jednym z bardziejless, the lack of knowledge concerning DMT and its properties did not prevent people from the ancient past and modern times from experimenting with it at their discretion. Research data confirm that one of the more popular
nych wywarów zawierających DMT jest decoctions containing DMT is ayahuasca,
spożywana wconsumed during so-called rites of passage in the Amazon
ii podczas tzw. były kluczowe w przygotowaniu młodych ludzi do ról, jakie pełnią dorośli [ since pre-Columbian times, whereby its use and sensations were monitored during these ceremonies by tribal chiefs who thought that these experiences were crucial in preparing young people for the roles assumed by 26adults [26].
BThe ba
zą do sporządzenia tego wywaru jestse for making this decoction is Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C
.V
.Morton,
roślina porastająca rozległe tereny Ameryki Południowej, którą można spotkać we wschodniej części Brazylii, Ekwadorze a plant that grows over vast South American terrains, and which can be found in the eastern part of Brazil, Ecuador, Boli
wiivia, Peru,
Kolumbii i na Karaibach . Swoją łacińską nazwę zawdzięcza misjonarzowi iColombia, and the Caribbean. It owes its Latin name to the missionary and botani
kowi Johnowist John Banister
owi, który przemierzał Puszczę, who roamed the Amazo
ńską w XVII wieku. Składnikin Forest in the 17th century. The psychoa
ktywne, którymctive constituents to which the liana
zawdzięcza swój urok, to alkaloidy β-kowes its appeal are the β-carbolin
y:e alkaloids tetrahydroharmin
ae, harmalin
a i e, and harmin
a. Przyjmowane w małych dawkach działają przeciwdepresyjnie. Jednak w większych dawkach wywołują doznania halucynogenne. Halucynogenny wywar jest równieże. Taken in small doses, they exert an antidepressant effect. However, in larger doses, they induce a hallucinogenic experience. A hallucinogenic decoction is also produ
kowany w połączeniu z roślinami zawierającymi DMT, takimi jakced when combined with DMT-containing plants, such as Psychotria viridis Ruiz & Pav. [
2727]. Ayahuasca
accompanied indigenous people at
owarzyszyła rdzennym mieszkańcom podczas zaślubin, urodzin i inicjacji w regionie nuptials, birthdays, and initiations in the Amazon region. At the same time, ayahuasca is used in natural (traditional or cultural) medicine for strengthening, aiding concentration and performance, and cleansing the body of accumulated toxins. Among indigenous Amazoni
i. Jednocześnie ayahuasca jest wykorzystywana w medycynie naturalnejan peoples, any circumstances during which it is permissible to use the plant for medicinal and ceremonial purposes are regulated by internal tribal arrangements [28]. Both (t
radycyjnej lub kulturowej) dhe preparation and serving of the brew are only allowed to curanderos (local healers—shamans) [27].
So
me wzmacniania, wsporesearchers suggest that the DMT-containing secretion of the toad Incilius alvarius ma
gy also ha
nia koncentracji i wydajności oraz oczyszczania organizmu z nagromadzonych toksyve been used in the southwestern U.S. and in northern Mexico. It has been established that a single toad can produce doses sufficient to achieve psychedelic sensations. Admittedly, the doses are toxic when ingested orally, but burning the collected secretions followed by inhalation produces potent psychedelic results [29].
In
. W
śród rdzennych ludów amazońskich wszelestern culture, it is possible to identify several important dates relating to the modern history of DMT. According to Steven Barker, such a date is 1931, when Canadian chemist Richard Manske conducted the first synthesis of DMT in a laboratory [4]. Bark
er also poi
e okoliczności, w których dozwolone jest używaninted out that the occurrence of DMT in plants was discovered in 1946 by microbiologist Oswaldo Gonçalves de Lima, while the psychedelic properties of DMT were described in 1956 by Hungarian chemist and psychiatrist Stephen Szár, who extracted DMT from the Mimosa plant and conducted an experiment on himself by taking the extract via intramuscular injection [4]. One
rcan also
śliny do celów leczniczych i ceremonialnych, find slightly different dates for these discoveries in the scientific literature. According to Anna Ermakova et al., the first synthesis of 5-MeO-DMT took place in 1936, while the first isolation of the psychedelic from the Dictyoloma incanescens DC. plant sąof reguthe Rutaceae famil
y too
wane wewnętrznymi ustaleniamk place in 1959, and in subsequent years, it was identified in some fungi, secretions of the glands of the desert toads, and in mammals [12]. Despi
te plemiennymi [28the slight discrepancies in time, it must ]be .acknowledged Zarówno przygotowywanie, jak i podawanie napathat these events bridge the gap between the profane and the sacred and between modern science and the cultural–religious use of many DMT-containing plants [4].
The use of DMT for
ritu
dozwolone jest jedyal purposes is also observed in modern times. Indigenous South Americans have been using plants containing 5-MeO-DMT for thousands of years [30], an
id they use
curanderod snuff made from Anadenanthera peregrina (L.) Speg. beans
[12]. (In Brazil, until
okalnym uzdrowicielom – szamanom) [ modern times, there are several religious communities for which ayahuasca decoction is a sacrament in public rituals. Congregations celebrating ayahuasca are also found in Germany, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Japan, Spain, and the United 27States [31,32].
Ni In the 21st ce
knt
órzy badacze sugerują, że zawierająca ury, ayahuasca healing sessions conducted by globetrotting curanderos are increasingly common and available to almost anyone interested [27]. As for the use of DMT
-containing wydzielina ropuchysecretions of Incilius alvarius toads, mogła być równresearchers could not find definite historical evidence of its indigenous use, and it could be a relatively recent phenomenon [12].
Accordi
ng to Eckernäs e
ż używana w południowo-zachodnict al. (2022), DMT is a psychedelic that can potentially cure several psychiatric disorders, although little is known about its pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic properties [25]. Neverth
eless, Stanach Zjednoczonych i północnym Meksyku. Ustalono, że pojedyncza ropucha może wytworzyć dawthe lack of knowledge concerning DMT and its properties did not prevent people from the ancient past and modern times from experimenting with it at their discretion. Research data confirm that one of the more popular decoctions containing DMT is ayahuasca, consumed during so-called rites of passage in the Amazon since pre-Columbian times, whereby its use and sensations were monitored during these ceremonies by tribal chiefs who thought that these experiences were crucial in preparing young people for the roles assumed by adults [26].
The base for maki
ng this decoction is Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V.Morton, a plant that grow
ys over vast
arczające do uzyskania doznań South American terrains, and which can be found in the eastern part of Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, and the Caribbean. It owes its Latin name to the missionary and botanist John Banister, who roamed the Amazon Forest in the 17th century. The psycho
delicznych. Trzeba przyznać, że dawki są toksyczne po spożactive constituents to which the liana owes its appeal are the β-carboline alkaloids tetrahydroharmine, harmaline, and harmine. Taken in small doses, they exert an antidepressant effect. However, in larger doses, they induce a hallucinogenic experience. A hallucinogenic decoction is also produced when combined with DMT-containing plants, such as Psychotria viridis Ruiz & Pav. [27]. Ay
ahuasca acc
iu doustnym, ale spalanie zebranych wydzielin, a następnie inhalacja, daje silne ompanied indigenous people at nuptials, birthdays, and initiations in the Amazon region. At the same time, ayahuasca is used in natural (traditional or cultural) medicine for strengthening, aiding concentration and performance, and cleansing the body of accumulated toxins. Among indigenous Amazonian peoples, any circumstances during which it is permissible to use the plant for medicinal and ceremonial purposes are regulated by internal tribal arrangements [28]. Both the
f pre
kty psychodeliczneparation and serving of the brew are only allowed to curanderos (local healers—shamans) [
29 27].
WSome researchers kulturze zachodsuggest that the DMT-containing secretion of the toad Incilius alvarius may also have been
used i
ej można zidentyfikować kilka ważnych dat związanych zn the southwestern U.S. and in northern Mexico. It has been established that a single toad can produce doses sufficient to achieve psychedelic sensations. Admittedly, the doses are toxic when ingested orally, but burning the collected secretions followed by inhalation produces potent psychedelic results [29].
In Western culture, it is possible to ide
ntify współczesnąseveral important dates relating to the modern histor
iąy of DMT.
Według According to Steven
a Barker
a taką datą jest rok , such a date is 1931,
kiedy to kanadyjskiwhen Canadian chemi
kst Richard Manske
przeprowadził pierwszą syntezę DMT wconducted the first synthesis of DMT in a laborator
iumy [
4 4]. Barker
also zwrócił również uwagę, że występowanie DMT w roślinach odkrył wpointed out that the occurrence of DMT in plants was discovered in 1946
roku mikby microbiolog
ist Oswaldo Gonçalves de Lima,
awhile the psych
odeliczne właściwości DMT opisał w 1956 roku węgierskiedelic properties of DMT were described in 1956 by Hungarian chemi
k ist and psychiatr
aist Stephen Szár,
który wyekstrahował DMT z roślinywho extracted DMT from the Mimosa
i przeprowadził eksperymentować na sobie, biorąc ekstrakt domięśniowoplant and conducted an experiment on himself by taking the extract via intramuscular injection [
44].
WOne can also find literaturze naukowej można też znaleźć nieco inne daty tych odkryć. Według Annyslightly different dates for these discoveries in the scientific literature. According to Anna Ermakov
ej i wsp. pierwsza syntezaa et al., the first synthesis of 5-MeO-DMT
miała miejsce w 1936 roku, natomiast pierwsza izolacjatook place in 1936, while the first isolation of the psych
odelika z Dictyolomaedelic from the Dictyoloma incanescens DC.
rośpl
in z rodzinyant of the Rutaceae fami
ała miejsce w 1959 roku, aw kolejnych latach została zly took place in 1959, and in subsequent years, it was identified in some fungi, secretions of the glands of the desert toads, and in mammals [12]. Despite the sli
ght d
entyfikowana u niektórych grzybów, wydzielin giscrepancies in time, it must be acknowledged that these events bridge the gap between the profane and the sacred and between modern science and the cultural–religious use of many DMT-containing plants [4].
The use of DMT for
ritu
czołów ropuch pustynnych oral purposes is also observed in modern times. Indigenous South Americans have been using plants containing 5-MeO-DMT for thousands of years [30], a
znd they u
ssakówsed snuff made from Anadenanthera peregrina (L.) [Speg. 12beans [12].
In Brazil, until Pomimo niewielkich rozbieżności w czasie, należy przyznać, że wydamodern times, there are several religious communities for which ayahuasca decoction is a sacrament in public rituals. Congregations celebrating ayahuasca are also found in Germany, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Japan, Spain, and the United States [31,32]. In the 21st centur
zy, ayahuasca he
nia te wypełniają lukę międzyaling sessions conducted by globetrotting curanderos are increasingly common and available to almost anyone interested [27]. As pfor
ofanum the use of DMT-containing secretions of Incilius alvarius toa
sacrum oraz między współczesną nauką a kulturowds, researchers could not find definite historical evidence of its indigenous use, and it could be a relatively recent phenomenon [12].
According to
- Ecker
eligijnym wykorzystaniem wielu roślin zawierającycnäs et al. (2022), DMT is a psychedelic that can potentially cure several psychiatric disorders, although little is known about its pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic properties [25]. Neverth
eless, DMT [4the lack ]of .
Użyknow
aledge concerni
e DMT do celów rytualnych obserwuje się również w czasach nowożytnych. Rdzenni mieszkańcy Ameryki Południowej używali roślin zawierających 5-MeO-DMT od tysięcy lat [ng DMT and its properties did not prevent people from the ancient past and modern times from experimenting with it at their discretion. Research data confirm that one of the more popular decoctions containing DMT is ayahuasca, consumed during so-called rites of passage in the Amazon since pre-Columbian times, whereby its use and sensations were monitored during these ceremonies by tribal chiefs who thought that these experiences were crucial in preparing young people 30for ]the i używaliroles assumed by adults [26].
The tba
baki wykonanej zse for making this decoction is AnBadenanthera peregrnisteriopsis caapina (
LSpruce ex Griseb.)
Speg. fasola [C.V.Morton, a plant that grows over vast South American terrains, and which can be found in the 12eastern ].part W Brazylii do czasów współczesnych istnieje kilka wspólnot religijnych, dla których wywarof Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, and the Caribbean. It owes its Latin name to the missionary and botanist John Banister, who roamed the Amazon Forest in the 17th century. The psychoactive constituents to which the liana owes its appeal are the β-carboline alkaloids tetrahydroharmine, harmaline, and harmine. Taken in small doses, they exert an antidepressant effect. However, in larger doses, they induce a hallucinogenic experience. A hallucinogenic decoction is also produced when combined with DMT-containing plants, such as Psychotria viridis Ruiz
a & Pav. [27]. Ayahuas
kca accompani
jest sakramentem w publicznych rytuałach. Kongregacje świętujące ayahuaskęed indigenous people at nuptials, birthdays, and initiations in the Amazon region. At the same time, ayahuasca is used in natural (traditional or cultural) medicine for strengthening, aiding concentration and performance, and cleansing the body of accumulated toxins. Among indigenous Amazonian peoples, any circumstances during which it is permissible to use the plant for medicinal and ceremonial purposes are regulated by internal tribal arrangements [28]. Both the zpreparation
ajdują się również w Niemcz and serving of the brew are only allowed to curanderos (local healers—shamans) [27].
Some rese
arch
, Austraers suggest that the DMT-containing secretion of the toad Incilius alvarius may al
ii,so Kanadzie, Francji, Holandii, Japonii, Hiszpanii i Stanach Zjednoczonych have been used in the southwestern U.S. and in northern Mexico. It has been established that a single toad can produce doses sufficient to achieve psychedelic sensations. Admittedly, the doses are toxic when ingested orally, but burning the collected secretions followed by inhalation produces potent psychedelic results [
29].
In 31Western culture,
32it ].is W XXI wieku sesje uzdrawiania ayapossible to identify several important dates relating to the modern history of DMT. According to Steven Barker, such a date is 1931, when Canadian chemist Richard Manske conducted the first synthesis of DMT in a laboratory [4]. Barker also pointed out th
at the occu
aską prowadzone przez podróżujących po świecie curanderos są corrrence of DMT in plants was discovered in 1946 by microbiologist Oswaldo Gonçalves de Lima, while the psychedelic properties of DMT were described in 1956 by Hungarian chemist and psychiatrist Stephen Szár, who extracted DMT from the Mimosa plant and conducted an experiment on himself by taking the extract via intramuscular injection [4]. One ca
zn bardziej powszechne i dostępne dla pralso find slightly different dates for these discoveries in the scientific literature. According to Anna Ermakova et al., the first synthesis of 5-MeO-DMT took place in 1936, while the first isolation of the psychedelic from the Dictyoloma incanescens DC. pla
wnt of the Rutaceae fami
ly took place
każdego zainteresowanego in 1959, and in subsequent years, it was identified in some fungi, secretions of the glands of the desert toads, and in mammals [
27] .12].
JDespite the
śli chodzi o stosowanie zawierającyc slight discrepancies in time, it must be acknowledged that these events bridge the gap between the profane and the sacred and between modern science and the cultural–religious use of many DMT-containing plants [4].
Th
e DMT wydzielin ropucuse of DMT for ritual purposes is also observed in modern times. Indigenous South Americans have been using plants containing 5-MeO-DMT for thousands of years [30], and th
ey used snuff Imade from Anadencilius alvariusnthera peregrina (L.) ,Speg. b
adeans [12]. In Bra
cz
e nie mogli znaleźć jednoznacznych historycznych dowodów na ich rdzenil, until modern times, there are several religious communities for which ayahuasca decoction is a sacrament in public rituals. Congregations celebrating ayahuasca are also found in Germany, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Japan, Spain, and the United States [31,32]. In
the
użycie i może to być21st century, ayahuasca healing sessions conducted by globetrotting curanderos are increasingly common and available to almost anyone interested [27]. As for the use of DMT-containing s
ecret
osions of Incilius alvarius toads, researchers cou
ld n
kowo nowe zjawisko [ot find definite historical evidence of its indigenous use, and it could be a relatively recent 12phenomenon [12].
Today, researchers are exploring the medicinal properties of psychedelics and providing a better understanding of their mood-enhancing and potential therapeutic properties [
33]. At least a few studies have been undertaken in the last decade. Ido Hartogsohn, examining a cult originating in Brazil that uses ayahuasca brew during rituals, describes the profound dependence of psychedelic effects on psychological, social, and cultural factors [
33,
34]. Deborah Gonzalez et al. (2021) tracked data collected from 200 patients with psychiatric disorders treated with ayahuasca decoction, all of whom experienced marked and sustained improvements in health, quality of life, and spirituality [
35].
In the most extensive study reported to date, collected from nearly 7000 respondents consuming ayahuasca, valuable data demonstrated the vital role of combining the ceremonial context of decoction use, therapeutic motivations, and the additional support obtained with yoga and tai chi exercises (Tai chi ch’üan), also sometimes known as “shadowboxing”, to produce positive results in terms of improved well-being, mystical experiences, and insight [
36]. These and other studies suggest that psychedelic experiences correspond closely with the enhancement and transcendence of mood, spirituality, cognitive abilities, and quality of life.
2. Legal Aspects
We should note two normative approaches when considering the legal aspects. The first is regulated by state or international laws, which aim to protect against the widespread use of DMT-containing specifics and reduce possible adverse events resulting from uncontrolled use. The second aspect is ritual–cultural use, which is regulated by cultural precepts but in a less restrictive manner.
DMT is on Schedule One of the 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances, which means that the drug is subject to mild restrictions, its use has no therapeutic effect, and there is a high potential for dependence, abuse, and the possibility of severe adverse effects [
13]. However, in 21st-century Brazilian syncretic religions, ayahuasca use has spread to almost every continent; in several countries, these groups have obtained some form of legal authorization for the ritual and religious use of ayahuasca [
37]. Congregations celebrating ayahuasca exist in Germany, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Japan, Spain, and the United States [
31,
32,
38]. In contrast, the United Nations indicates that DMT can be used strictly for medical research and scientific purposes, while international trade is under vigilant and systematic observation [
39].
Synthetic DMT derivatives appeared with the escalation of the so-called “legal highs” on the drug market—especially on the deep web and the darknet—influencing the introduction of appropriate “legal” arrangements [
40]. In Poland, in March 2009, as part of an amendment to the Act on Counteracting Drug Addiction of 29 July 2005, the plants from which ayahuasca decoction is prepared were placed on the list of narcotics, and their distribution and use were subject to legal sanctions [
41]. The 5-MeO-DMT is a controlled substance in New Zealand, the U.K., Australia, and several other countries [
12].
As for the ritual–cultural aspects, the situation is not subject to overly restrictive sanctions. For this reason, ceremonies during which DMT-containing hallucinogenic decoctions are consumed could be said to promote the undertaking of travel to these places to experience mystical and entheogenic states [
27]. In recent decades, so-called ayahuasca tourism has become popular [
32]. Reported reasons for tourists reaching for ayahuasca include curiosity, treatment of mental disorders, the need for self-discovery, spiritual development, interest in psychedelic medicine, the search for purpose in life, and the opportunity to contact God, spirits, and transcendental energy, as well as hedonistic goals [
42,
43]. O
f c
zywiście należy zauważyć, że dokładnie te specyfiki, które mogą służyć poprawie dobrostanuourse, it should be noted that the exact specifics that can serve to improve psycho
fizyczno-społecznego, gdy są wykorzystywane wyłącznie do celów rekreacyjnych, mogą jednocześnie stanowić krytyczne zagrożenie dla użytkowników–physical–social well-being, when used solely for recreational purposes, can at the same time pose a critical threat to users [
4444]. ]Thus, .it Dlatego należy zauważyć, że prawdziwi szamani rozumieją i szanują moce ukryte w roślinach i żaden z nich nie używa roślin halucynogennych dla rozrywki, tak jak robią to ludzie z Zachodushould be noted that true shamans understand and respect the powers hidden in plants, and none use hallucinogenic plants for entertainment, as Westerners do [
45 45].