Amazonian psychedelic may ease severe depression, new study shows
- Written by Luís Fernando Tófoli, Professor of Psychiatry, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
The vine Banisteriopsis caapi is one ingredient in ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew that Amazonian indigenous populations have long used for spiritual purposes. Apollo/flickr, CC BY-SA“Leon” is a young Brazilian man who has long struggled with depression. He keeps an anonymous blog, in Portuguese, where he describes the challenge of...
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