How A Single Dose of Psychedelic Magic Mushrooms Eases Severe People Suffering From Anxiety & Depression
How A Single Dose of Psychedelic Magic Mushrooms Eases Severe People Suffering From Anxiety & Depression. Psychedelic magic mushrooms commonly known as magic mushrooms, are a polyphyletic informal group of fungi that contain psilocybin which turns into psilocin upon ingestion. Biological genera containing psilocybin mushrooms include Psilocybe, Panaeolus, Inocybe, Pluteus, Gymnopilus, and Pholiotina The drug was administered in the presence of trained therapists. Participants in the study also met with a therapist several times before and after the psychedelic session. Results of the study, which were published on November 3 in The New England Journal of Medicine , showed an almost immediate decrease in depression symptoms, with the strongest benefit seen among people taking 25 milligrams of synthetic psilocybin. “This study, which is by far the largest clinical trial on the use of psychedelics magic muchrooms for treatment-resistant depression to date, demonstrated that...