According to a clinical trial by Imperial College London, the hallucinogenic mushrooms they could serve as a treatment to cure depression. Studies suggest that mushrooms combined with therapy could have an effect similar to antidepressants. The scientists from the University of London state that these mushrooms could play a very important role in the field of mental health in the future. Its main active principle, psilocibina, is a nitrogenous substance and constitutes a natural stimulant. Be part of the family of others chemical substances present in plants such as caffeine, theine or quinine. Therefore, an excess of this type of elements can be harmful and toxic.
However, in the proper dosage, they are used in the composition of drugs and with therapeutic purpose. The results of the experiments have revealed that of psilocybin doses appear to be as effective as the common antidepressant escitalopram in treating depressive disorder, at least when combined with psychological therapy.
Psilocybin: a substance found in magic mushrooms that could treat depression
One of the study report authors and director in psychological research, the doctor Carhart-Harris, claims the test results are promising. «We are looking for a alternative treatment for depression that are not so aggressive drugs. This substance is very promising, “said the scientist. And it is that antidepressant medicines such as escitalopram they can be very hard on patients. They produce a lot drowsiness and combined with other muscle relaxants they can be very dangerous. The results of the clinical study of the Imperial College offer a much more positive alternative to help the patient to improve depression and your mood.
Carhart-Harris has further stated that psilocybin acts on the serotonin of the brain, known as the hormone of happiness. And it does it in a very similar way to certain antidepressants because they help the brain to tolerate stress more easily. The difference is that with a psychedelic a release of thoughts and feelings. If at this beginning of the hallucinogenic mushrooms You join a psychotherapy treatment, the results seem to be very positive.
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