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It was all for... science!
This only seems to work if the patient and the clinician have a strong, positive relationship.
Don't expect to see psychoactive mushrooms in any pharmacy soon, though.
Scientists claim they've now uncovered the fundamental mechanism that makes psilocybin so good against depression.
The psilocybin was taken under assisted therapy and offered long-lasting protection against depression.
Using nature, scientists have been able to create molecules that are normally extremely expensive if not impossible to chemically synthesize in the lab.
Most study participants said they would want to take psilocybin again.
The positive effects lingered on for at least a month in a small group of 12 volunteers who were given psilocybin.
The study shows that psilocybin can be produced in a sustainable manner.
Psychedelics could be our secret weapon against addiction and depression, among many others.
The secret to fighting illiberalism may be to get everybody trippin'. Well, if it's for the greater good, I guess we'll just have to do it.
Patients reported feeling 'reset' or 'rebooted'. Their depression symptoms improved immediately after taking the drug.
Psilocybin has repeatedly shown promise in treating some mental issues -- this might usher in a new age of testing.
However, it's not exactly better, and it's probably not the kind of expanded consciousness you'd want.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Universityin Baltimore used psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, in a novel treatment that helped a dozen people quit smoking. The findings adds to growing body of evidence that suggests psilocybin, combined with counseling, can be a highly effective tool against addiction and depression. Volunteers were given each a 20 milligram pill […]
British researchers at Imperial College London and Cardiff University have provided more insights into the mechanics of consciousness-altering psychedelics. Their work suggests the brain is altered while on psilocybin – the active psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms – expanding consciousness and activating regions of the brain that are typically channeled during dream state. The study […]
Labeled as a hallucinogenic drug and banned for decades after highly controversial results, research on the hallucinogen psilocybin is showing early promise in a new series of small, medicinal studies. Magic mushrooms There is significant evidence which suggests that psychoactive mushrooms have been used by humans in religious ceremonies for thousands of years; murals as […]
Psychedelic mushrooms have been used for medical, ceremonial and spiritual purposes for thousands of years, due their mind-alterating properties which induce hallucinations, perception disorders or altered states of awareness. It’s been found that the active ingredient responsible for the psychedelic state, which many associated with a religious experience, is a substance called psilocybin. Though a lot is […]
Researchers have found that the mystical experiences obtained by volunteers under the psychoactive substance found in hallucinogenic mushrooms has lead to a substantial improvement of their lives. Although a lot of similar studies have been made showing the beneficial long term effects which come with ingesting psilocybin mushrooms, be it spiritual or physical, this particular […]
