Magic Mushrooms
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| Scientific name | Psilocybe cubensis |
|---|---|
| Order | Gilled mushrooms |
| Higher classification | Psilocybe |
| Rank | Species |
| Species | P. cubensis |
| Family | Hymenogastraceae |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3041297 |
About Magic Mushrooms
Psilocybe cubensis is a species of psychedelic mushroom whose principal active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin. Commonly called shrooms, magic mushrooms, golden tops, cubes, or gold caps, it belongs to the fungus family Hymenogastraceae and was previously known as Stropharia cubensis.
Canadian killed family to make Muslims fearful, jury hears
... On Tuesday, the 13-person jury heard closing arguments from Mr Veltman s lawyers, who said that the accused was in a " dreamlike state" on the day of the attack from consuming a large quantity of Magic Mushrooms...
Jury hears Canadian man who killed Muslim family was on drugs
... Testifying in his own defence, Mr Veltman told the jury during the trial he ingested a large quantity of Magic Mushrooms about 40 hours before the crash...
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... The decision will see psilocybin, found in Magic Mushrooms, used for treatment-resistant depression...
Australia legalises psychedelics for mental health
... Approved psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA to those suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and Magic Mushrooms for some types of depression...
Kambo: Australia investigates suspected frog mucus deaths
... Dr Perkins points to the TGA s recent decision to allow the use of psilocybin - or Magic Mushrooms - and MDMA in limited medical circumstances...
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...A Met Police commander who wrote the force s current drug strategy is facing a misconduct hearing accused of taking Magic Mushrooms, LSD and cannabis...
'I felt more joy than I thought possible'
... " This is how Steve recalls his first dose of a hallucinogenic drug, psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in Magic Mushrooms...
Psychedelic frees up depressed brain, study shows
...Psilocybin, a drug found in Magic Mushrooms, appears to free up the brains of people with severe depression in a way that other antidepressants do not, a study has found...
Psychedelic frees up depressed brain, study shows
Psilocybin, a drug found in Magic Mushrooms , appears to free up The Brains of people with severe depression in a way That other antidepressants do not, a study has found.
The results, based on brain scans of 60 people, mean the drug could treat depression in a unique way, the researchers say.
Psychedelics Are being studied to treat a range of Mental Health disorders.
Patients with depression Are warned not to take psilocybin on their own.
A synthetic form of the drug is tested on people in trials under strict medical conditions, with psychological support from experts provided before, during and after it is taken.
Prof David Nutt , study author and head of The Imperial College London's Centre for Psychedelic Research, said the latest findings on psilocybin were " exciting" and " important".
With depression, The Brain can get stuck in a rut and locked into a particular negative way of thinking, He Said .
But when given psilocybin, people's brains opened up and became " more flexible and fluid" up to three weeks later.
This could be seen in increased connections between regions of The Brain when patients were scanned. These patients were more likely to experience an improvement in mood months later.
Similar changes were not seen in The Brains of people treated with a standard antidepressant.
" This supports our initial predictions, and confirms psilocybin could be a real alternative approach to depression treatments, " Prof Nutt said.
Brain activityWhile regular antidepressants Are taken Every Day , psilocybin may only need to be taken once or twice to produce the same effect - But further research on more patients for longer is needed to confirm That .
Are taken from two studies. In The First , everyone received psilocybin; and in The Second - a randomised controlled Trial - Some were given the drug while others were given a different antidepressant.
All participants also received talking therapies with registered Mental Health professionals. Brain scans were taken before, And Then One Day or three weeks after taking the Therapy .
Prof Robin Carhart-Harris, senior study author, said: " We don't yet know how long The Changes in brain activity seen with psilocybin Therapy last, and we need to do more research to understand this.
" We do know That Some People relapse, and it may be That after a while their brains revert to the rigid patterns of activity we see in depression. "
Earlier findings from the studies showed a reduction in symptoms of depression with the psilocybin Therapy - But the researchers were not sure how and why it worked.
Now they want to test their theory of changes in brain connectivity on other Mental Health illnesses, such as anorexia.
Source of news: bbc.com
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