O Chá de Ayahuasca e sua utilização no tratamento de distúrbios de ansiedade e transtorno de depressão maior: análise bibliométrica e suas aplicações

Abstract

Ayahuasca tea is made from the decoction of two plants called Psychotria viridis (Chacrona or Rainha) and Banisteriopsis caapi (Jagube or Mariri) and is consecrated ritualistically in several indigenous tribes and also in non-indigenous religions, such as Santo Daime and União do Vegetal, in order to provide spiritual, emotional, physical and psychological cures. Among the diseases that have a continuous study regarding treatment and cure, there are two more common found in the general medical environment: Major Depression Disorder (MDD) and Anxiety Disorders. In recent years, entheogens have been tested as possible treatments for these and other diseases, and ayahuasca tea, especially, has stood out for its positive health effects - without side effects - in patients with mood disorders and addicts. Thus, the aim of this review was to investigate the production of articles related to the use of ayahuasca tea in the treatment of anxiety and depression during the period from 2010 to 2020, through bibliometric analysis. For this, the research bases CAPES, Scielo, Science Direct and Pubmed were established. Thus, based on the analysis performed, it was concluded the increasing production of studies on the use of ayahuasca in the treatment of depression and anxiety in the last ten years, especially in recent years. In addition, in many of these studies it is observed its efficacy in the treatment not only of the diseases considered in the study, but also in others, showing the importance of the continuous study on ayahuasca and its benefits.