Mushrooms have bene used to treat medical diseases much longer than it has been written about. There are many different types of mushrooms. Some are edible and some are not. Some are medicinal and some are not.
Psilocybin mushrooms provide fast-acting, long-lasting relief from major depression, a new major study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds.
Also known as magic mushrooms, just two doses of the humble fungi eliminated symptoms of depression faster and kept them away longer than typical pharmaceutical antidepressants, a team of psychiatrists and neurologists from Johns Hopkins University found. These mushrooms were four times more effective than conventional medications. Although this was a small study I was happy to see it being published.
The state of Oregon just legalized these magic mushrooms, authorizing them for therapeutic use and decriminalizing possession, so it looks like Oregonians will be the first to enjoy the seemingly “magic” medicinal mushroom.
More studies need to be done
Until tomorrow…