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17 March 2018

Ikaros Takiwasi

Discover all the ikaros produced by the Takiwasi Center and enjoy listening to a sample of each audio. In the jungle of Peru we call ikaro the song or melody used by healers during ritual work.


17 March 2018

The way of the plants - an itinerary around traditional knowledge in Latin America

Structured around five episodes recorded in Latin America, this documentary series gives an account on the complexity of the debates around symbolic plants. Each story is embodied by a person or a group. Based on an intimate narrative, "The way of the plants" provides a subjective immersion closer to the point of view of the locals.


25 February 2018

The spiritual dimension in the work with sacred plants

On Saturday, February 24, Veronika Kavenská, psychotherapist at the Takiwasi Center, will present the lecture "The spiritual dimension in work with sacred plants: a look through the eyes of a Western psychotherapist" at the Congress: Sacred Plants in the Americas, February 23, 24 and 25, 2018, Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico.


14 February 2018

Takiwasi can use the BioTrade Peru logo

After a verification process run by PromPerú regarding the compliance with the BioTrade Principles and Criteria, it has been confirmed that the Takiwasi Center, through its production unit Takiwasi Laboratory, meets the standards of BioTrade and has received the authorization to use the "Bio Comercio Perú" logo (BioTrade Peru).


06 December 2012

Frontiers in Pharmacology special edition edited by Takiwasi research staff

Matteo Politi and Fernando Mendive from the Takiwasi Center research department have been part of the topic editors that have contributed to the article collection “Beyond the Pharmacology of Psychoactive Plant Medicines and Drugs: Pros and Cons of the Role of Rituals and Set and Setting” published under the section Ethnopharmacology of the journal Frontiers in Pharmacology.