Sunday 18 April 2021

Psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms 'promising' for treating depression

Psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms 'promising' for treating depression

The active ingredient in magic mushrooms that gives them their psychedelic effect might be as good as, if not better than a leading drug used to treat depression, a new study suggests. Researchers from Imperial College, London compared the therapeutic potential of psilocybin - found in the mushrooms - with a six-week course of the antidepressant escitalopram in 59 people with moderate to severe depression.

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