In the Peruvian Amazon, ayahuasca is a sacred medicine. Drinking the dark tea derived from the plant is part of a ritual that leads to vomiting and hallucinations, but proponents say it has major healing effects. As the ayahuasca experience becomes more common outside of the Amazon, Mark Kelley takes a closer look at what it’s all about.

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