Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin (the psychoactive compound in “magic mushrooms”) and mescaline are three of the most widely studied classic psychedelics. Each has a long history of ...

A new study shows that natural mushroom extracts may be more therapeutically effective than synthesized psilocybin, which is widely used in research investigating the medicinal potential of the ...

For Alexander Shulgin, the twentieth-century biochemist often called the godfather of psychedelics, it all began with mescaline. “The world amazed me, in that I saw it as I had when I was a child,” he ...

The world of psilocybin fungi offers fascinating insights into natural biology and human consciousness. While many people use the terms “magic mushrooms” and “magic truffles” interchangeably, these ...

Over the past two decades, researchers have published study after study evaluating the therapeutic potential of psychedelics like psilocybin and LSD. The research is so promising that despite being ...

CHICAGO — Marine Corps veteran Justin Wigg was suffering from anger issues and other symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, but traditional medicine had been little help. So last fall, he ...

When Matthew Johnson, a psychedelic drug researcher at John Hopkins Medicine, studies the effects of psilocybin on patients suffering from depression or addiction, he is careful to exclude anyone with ...