plant medicine
Nature's healing substances
Plant medicine refers to psychoactive substances derived from plants—particularly hallucinogens like ayahuasca, psilocybin mushrooms, peyote, and iboga—used for spiritual, therapeutic, or ceremonial purposes.
The term frames these substances as healing tools rather than recreational drugs, often implying indigenous traditions or guided ritual use: She traveled to Peru for a plant medicine retreat.
The phrase distances itself from both pharmaceutical medicine and the language of drug abuse.
- ayahuascaPsychoactive Amazonian plant brew
- spirit journeyMetaphysical voyage of consciousness
- peyoteHallucinogenic desert succulent
- chamomileSoothing herbal infusion plant
- aloe veraMedicinal succulent for skin
coca leaf · wildcrafting · curcumin · ethnobotany · terpenes · flavonoids · apothecary · herbal remedy · healing herbs · echinacea · ginseng · tea ceremony · alkaloids · kava · shamanism · natural cure · DMT · turmeric
- healing practicesacupressure, holistic healing, Ayurveda, self-healing, chiropractic
- jungle survivalmachete, tracking, fire, shelter, water
- alternative medicineacupuncture, acupressure, Ayurveda, ayurveda, homeopathy
- ethnobotanyayahuasca, peyote, coca, coca leaf, cannabis
- folk healingfaith healing, herbal remedies, spiritual cleansing, incantations, herbal baths
- folk medicineherbalism, herbal remedies, folk healer, herbalist, healer
plant medicinesurgery
Invasive medical procedure
surgical intervention · radiation therapy · chemotherapy · medical devices · electroconvulsive therapy