A new study by The University of South Florida has found that low
doses of the active ingredient in magic mushrooms repairs brain damage
caused by extreme trauma, offering renewed hope to millions of sufferers
of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder).
The study confirms previous research by Imperial College London, that
psilocybin, a naturally occurring compound present in “shrooms”,
stimulates new brain cell growth and erases frightening memories. Mice
conditioned to fear electric shock when hearing a noise associated with
the shock “simply lost their fear”, says Dr. Juan Sanchez-Ramos, who
co-authored the study. A low dose of psilocybin led them to overcome
“fear conditioning” and the freeze response associated with it faster
than the group of mice on Ketanserin (a drug that counteracts the
receptor that binds psilocybin in the brain) and a control group on
saline.
http://www.naturalnews.com/041393_psilocybin_psychological_disorders_magic_mushrooms.html
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Meanwhile, doctors are authorised to dispense powerful, side-effect
laden pharmaceutical drugs to army vets and others suffering from the
symptoms of PTSD without any evidence that these treatments actually
work, according to a major review by the committee of the Institute of
Medicine on the topic.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8a5_1375551253
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