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Let's talk about pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs). Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are found in a large number of plants, including many herbs. In most of the traditionally used herbs that have PAs, they haven't seemed to be an issue (but do note the usage is usually short term). However, given that...

I only heard about this very recently:

An Exploration of the Conceptual Foundations of Western Herbalism and Biomedicine by Matthew Wood https://www.matthewwoodherbs.com/Dissertation.html

Maybe the physical benefits are incidental? Effects of ayahuasca on mental health and quality of life in naïve users: A longitudinal and cross-sectional study combination https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61169-x