by As the first state nationwide to develop a psilocybin treatment program, Oregon is standing on the shoulders of thousands of years of expertise among indigenous people from Mexico to South America.
A new paper recently published in the journal Fungal Biology summarizes centuries of psilocybin use among shamans and guides who treated people for a host of ailments, from anxiety and rheumatism to toothaches and stomach pain.
The program has high interest in Oregon, according to a recent study.
It showed that thousands are interested in going through a psilocybin therapy session.
The paper says there are more than 300 species of psilocybin-containing mushrooms, and lists 13 that have been used by indigenous people.
Only one on that list – Psilocybe cubensis – will be allowed under the current rules proposed by the Oregon Health Authority.
In Oregon, psilocybin will be used to treat mental health issues. U.S. studies have found that it’s a promising treatment for depression, anxiety and PTSD. But its use among indigenous communities is much wider.
“For many indigenous people of Mexico, these mushrooms are part of a sacred and ancient tradition,” the paper said.
It’s been used to treat both spiritual and physical illness by inducing hallucinations and creating a “trance-like experience that is thought to allow dissociation of the soul from the body,” the paper states.
The experience facilitates introspection, revelations and self-healing, it says.
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A new paper recently published in the journal Fungal Biology summarizes centuries of psilocybin use among shamans and guides who treated people for a host of ailments, from anxiety and rheumatism to toothaches and stomach pain.
The program has high interest in Oregon, according to a recent study.
It showed that thousands are interested in going through a psilocybin therapy session.
The paper says there are more than 300 species of psilocybin-containing mushrooms, and lists 13 that have been used by indigenous people.
Only one on that list – Psilocybe cubensis – will be allowed under the current rules proposed by the Oregon Health Authority.
In Oregon, psilocybin will be used to treat mental health issues. U.S. studies have found that it’s a promising treatment for depression, anxiety and PTSD. But its use among indigenous communities is much wider.
“For many indigenous people of Mexico, these mushrooms are part of a sacred and ancient tradition,” the paper said.
It’s been used to treat both spiritual and physical illness by inducing hallucinations and creating a “trance-like experience that is thought to allow dissociation of the soul from the body,” the paper states.
The experience facilitates introspection, revelations and self-healing, it says.
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