Psilocybin In Psychedelic Mushroom Help Treat Depression

 

Recent study says a dose of psilocybin- an ingredient or compound in psychedelic or hallucinogenic mushroom- can help ease and treat depression. Two dose of psilocybin help drop depressive symptoms.

“Two doses of psilocybin, the active ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms, eased people’s depression symptoms, researchers found.”(Science News)

 

“Existing antidepressant drugs don’t work well for an estimated 30 to 50 percent of the people who try them; when they do work, the effects can take weeks to kick in. Psilocybin, a compound that can profoundly alter consciousness and perceptions of reality, might be a powerful alternative, says coauthor Roland Griffiths, a neuropsychopharmacologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.”(Science News)

The main point :  Psilocybin ingredient or compound in hallucinogenic mushroom can help treat depression and helps drop depressive symptoms.

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