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Ayahuasca
Timeline
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1841 Harmaline first synthesized from Syrian rue.   
1851 First Western record of the psychoactive effects of Ayahuasca (B. caapi or yage) in Peru and the Brazilian Amazon.   
1858 First widely read description of yage practices was published. 1   
1923 A film of South American yage ceremonies was shown at the annual meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association.   


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