Zombie Itu Ternyata Nyata, Bukan Sekadar Film Horor - Penjelasan Dr. Ryu Hasan

In this video, Ryu Hasan discusses the controversial research of Dr. Wade Davis, a Harvard-educated ethnobotanist who, in the 1980s, sought a scientific explanation for the zombie phenomenon in Haiti. Through his investigation, later published in the book The Serpent and the Rainbow, Wade Davis traced the infamous case of Clairvius Narcisse—a man who was reportedly declared dead, buried, and then reappeared years later in a “zombie”-like state. According to his theory, certain voodoo practices allegedly used “zombie powder,” a toxic mixture containing tetrodotoxin from pufferfish, poisonous plants, and other ingredients to induce death-like states in victims: a drastically slowed metabolism, paralysis, but the body retained consciousness. After the victim was buried and later exhumed, the use of substances such as Datura—a powerful hallucinogenic plant—was thought to leave the victim in a state of confusion, submissiveness, and a loss of free will. However, this theory also sparked considerable controversy. Many scientists question the consistency of the chemical evidence found by Wade Davis, and consider the zombie phenomenon to be more related to culture, psychology, trauma, and social beliefs than to the purely biological effects of toxins. Are zombies truly the result of toxins and neurological manipulation? Or is this phenomenon more complex than imagined? #Zombie #RyuHasan #WadeDavis #TheSerpentAndTheRainbow #Voodoo #Haiti #Neuroscience #Science #Mystery #RealHorror