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Psilocybin: A New Horizon in the Treatment of Depression

By Gabriel García on September 16, 2024

In an effort to find alternatives to traditional treatments for depression, a recent study has put the spotlight on psilocybin, a psychedelic compound found in hallucinogenic mushrooms. Published in the medical journal BMJ, the study compared the efficacy of psilocybin with that of escitalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and one of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants. The Promise of Psychedelics SSRIs, such as escitalopram, have been a mainstay in the treatment of depression for decades.

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Experts Warn of Ayahuasca's Extinction

By Gabriel García on September 9, 2024

Ancestral medicine teachers from the Shipibo nation of Peru recently gathered for an urgent meeting to address the effects of spiritual tourism and corporate exploitation, issues that put their sacred medicine and territory at risk. An Urgent Meeting to Protect Ayahuasca In July 2024, more than one hundred Onanyabo, or Shipibo-Conibo ancestral medicine healers from the Ucayali region of Peru, gathered at the Instituto Superior Pedagógico Bilingüe de Yarinacocha.

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New Psychedelic Mushroom Species Discovered in Africa

By Gabriel García on September 2, 2024

In a finding that underscores the undiscovered biological richness of the African continent, two new species of psychedelic mushrooms have been identified in southern Africa. These species, both of the genus Psilocybe, known to contain psilocybin, the active psychedelic compound, were found in areas previously unexplored by Western science. Psilocybe ingeli: A Discovery in the Kwa-Zulu Mountains Psilocybe ingeli was discovered by Talan Moult, a self-taught mycologist, in the Kwa-Zulu Mountains, South Africa.

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New Psychedelics Medical Research Centre Opens in Kingston, Ontario

By Gabriel García on August 20, 2024

A new medical research centre dedicated to psychedelics has opened in Kingston, Ontario, marking a significant milestone in the study of these substances and their therapeutic potential. The Centre for Psychedelics Health and Research, launched on August 7, 2024, at Providence Care Hospital, aims to enhance ongoing work at Queen’s University and deepen understanding of the use of psychedelics in treating mental health issues. Advancing Psychedelic Research Psychedelics, substances known for causing psychological effects such as hallucinations, have been used for millennia by Indigenous peoples as healing tools.

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