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It's pitch-dark, but our night-vision cameras capture every moment, and one hour into the ceremony the physical effects of ayahuasca start to kick in. some people vomit. others teeter on the brink of collapse. though i'd been forewarned, these intense reactions are still disconcerting. [ chanting ] but this is just the beginning. the gringo shaman steps up the healing, blowing smoke onto seekers like stan to drive off negative spirits. these are native traditions repackaged by ron to give his guests an authentic ayahuasca experience. you know when everyone around

Collapse. though i'd been forewarned, these intense reactions are still disconcerting. [ chanting ] but this is just the beginning. the gringo shaman steps up the healing, blowing smoke onto seekers like stan to drive off negative spirits. these are native traditions repackaged by ron to give his guests an authentic ayahuasca experience. you know when everyone around you is intoxicated or drunk and you're the only one not under the influence? that's kind of how it feels to be in that room. there are people in there who are having extremely intense experiences. and then there's stan who has bee...

These intense reactions are still disconcerting. [ chanting ] but this is just the beginning. the gringo shaman steps up the healing, blowing smoke onto seekers like stan to drive off negative spirits. these are native traditions repackaged by ron to give his guests an authentic ayahuasca experience. you know when everyone around you is intoxicated or drunk and you're the only one not under the influence? that's kind of how it feels to be in that room. there are people in there who are having extremely intense experiences. and then there's stan who has been kind of sitting there just

Feet from me, had a piece of shrapnel hit him, he was opened up from here down to here, and i saw his skin just fly off and it was flapping in the breeze like a flag. i'm staring at this guy, and that's when you know it's going to be over soon. last body count i got was 67 wounded and 11 killed. there was a guy about -- sorry. i wasn't expecting this. >> bob is a vietnam army infantryman, long suffering from ptsd. he claims ayahuasca has cured him. he's returned to peru to support fellow sergeant, richard, a marine who did two tours in iraq.

In the amazon has tapped this jungle pharmacy for all types of cures. but in the past decade, thousands of american tourists have flocked here, seeking help from medicine men, healers like ron. a ten-day retreat at el purguero costs about a thousand dollars and attracts a wide range of seekers from across the globe. a father and daughter from canada, an online entrepreneur, the son of a successful ceo, and a professor from belgium. like stan, these travelers are serious. they want healing for mind, body, and soul. >> so what's the strongest part in the ayahuasca, is it the bark or the whole th...