Traditional Medicine and Ethnomedicine World Conference 2026

Ancient cultures that existed long before modern science investigated the mind of a human being were guided by sacred plants like those with psychoactive powers. In an exciting session at the Traditional Medicine and Ethnomedicine World Conference TMEWC 2026, we are talking about the use of such plants that are deeply connected with healing, storytelling, spiritual awakening, and community bonding in history. The session is now showcasing various entheogen fruits and seems to be transitioning directly from Amazon's ayahuasca visions to the ritual of peyote, opening the heart, and to the paths that introspective experiences, such as those with psilocybin mushrooms, have opened. On the plane of "Plant intelligence, Ritual practice, and Consciousness," the present contribution explores. By drawing on the perspectives of ethnobotanists, spiritual healers, neuroscientists, and cultural historians, this session sets the scene. The traditional use of psychoactive plants is still the source of new paradigms in psychotherapy, trauma recovery, and spiritual care, which are all aimed at ethics, cultural respect, and the future of plant-based healing.

• Entheogens
• Shamanic Healing
• Sacred Psychoactives
• Ethnomedicine & Psychedelics
• Plant-Based Mental Health

On this basis, the following session's content shall focus on the effects of Psychoactive Plants on Neurotransmitter Systems, specifically the Serotonin system. Specifically, attention will be paid to the emerging field of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies, which promises to help overcome a range of disorders, such as Depression, PTSD, and Addiction. The roles of brain imaging, psychopharmacology, and systems neuroscience in understanding the processes underlying this type of therapy shall be elucidated.