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Yage or Ayahuasca is a shamanic tool that has been used for divination, medicinal, religious, and other shamanic purposes, for thousands of years by the indigenous people living in the Upper Amazon area of South America. The word "Ayahuasca" can be translated to English as "Vine of the Soul". Objects related to the preparation and use of Ayahuasca can be dated to about 500 BC. It can be assumed that Ayahuasca goes back hundreds, if not thousands of years prior to 500 BC. For the indigenous people of the Amazon, Ayahuasca use is still an integral component of their culture. It allows them to enter the spiritual realm to heal through interaction with the spirits.

We pride ourselves in supplying most known Ayahuasca plants, and a wide variety of other ethnobotanicals and related plants, from the South American Amazon and Mexico.

Yage.nl specifically does not intend to popularize or promote Ayahuasca use. We provide this shamanic tool for those who know what they need and how to prepare it, and more importantly, know about and respect it`s inherent powers. We strongly discourage anyone without knowledge about the subject, or without ever having encountered Ayahuasca before, to use it without prior extensive research on the subject. Therefore, we provide basic historical information in our descriptions, with minimal detail about preparation, effects or experiences. It is in our opinion impossible and unethical to compress the subject Ayahuasca into a "kit" with a "manual" and simply define its use and effects in a thousand words. It is too complex. The many excellent links that we provide, will certainly encourage those interested in Ayahuasca, in doing their own research, to learn about all the aspects on the subject.

Ayahuasca is not a psychedelic experience. Ayahuasca can trigger a life changing process and has a powerful physical, psychological and visionary character.

It is important to know that although the plants that are used for making Ayahuasca are legal, some of their chemical components are not. N,N dimethyltryptamine, present in Ayahuasca admixture plants, is a substance included in Schedule I of the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. However, no plants (natural materials) containing N,N dimethyltryptamine are at present controlled under the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. Consequently, preparations (e.g. decoctions) made of these plants, including Ayahuasca are not under international control and, therefore, not subject to any of the articles of the 1971 Convention. See also: Freedom of Religion versus the Psychotropic Substance Treaty - Court Case in Holland against the use of Ayahuasca

It is also important to know that according to the 1997 novel foods regulation, any food and food ingredient that was not part of the European diet before 1997, must undergo food safety and nutrition testing by a national authority before they can be sold anywhere in the EU. The lack of evidence of significant history of consumption of Ayahuasca and many other ethnobotanicals means they can not be sold as food. Therefore, our plants are not sold for the purpose of consumption. We sell botanical specimen of ethnographic value and interest only. Any information provided on this website, including any links to external websites, are solely intended for historical, scientific and educational purposes and must not be interpreted as a recommendation for a specific use. The use and application of our plants is solely at the customer's risk. For a full disclaimer click here.

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