American researchers said Monday that mushrooms can relieve the anxiety that accompanies cancer stages.
She said that the cancer patients, a moderate dose psilocybin hallucinogen significantly, that less depressed six months after a single dose, when compared to placebo.
The study of 12 patients with cancer was developed to provide evidence that could be studied as a means to alleviate the need of advanced hallucinogenic drugs.
The study, published in the archives of General Psychiatry, brought to life a promising field studies at the beginning of the 1970s difficult 1950's, the strong and sustained beats improvements some patients in mood and anxiety of hallucinogenic experiences.
Researchers said that original studies were abandoned, in the 1970s, as the hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD to strict federal laws become popular,.
"" "40 To 45 years culture through a great revolution".These connections are a counter-culture very politically active, Dr. Charles Grob Harbor - University of California Los Angeles Medical Center and the Los Angeles biomedical mapped, Research Institute, told of Reuters.
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"It was such a thing as health crises." Everything was to close, said "Grob in a telephone interview with the news agency."
Law prohibits the use of the connection of magic mushrooms. Roughly, Reuters said if the study in patients with cancer, then to have U.S. special accommodations for its use to regulatory authorities.
The study examines to determine, whether psilocybin could facilitate some the agony of death of patients with cancer.
The patients received a moderate dose of psilocybin in the phase of the study treatment. They looked at and said, are still with eyes closed, because she was wearing a helmet and listen to soothing music.
All patients received a dose of niacin during the placebo and the instructions.
Or doctors and patients were taught, which was composed managed.
All volunteers are tolerant good treatment, most patients show a trend of improvement in their symptoms of anxiety. There was also a statistically significant improvement in depression scale.
Roughly the small study said evidence that the drug could be studied safely in patients with cancer, Reuters. He said John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and the University of New York made similar studies with a slightly higher dose.
"" Times have changed and it is now possible once again to try this model of research,"he told Reuters."
Marijuana for medical purposes in 14 States and the District of Columbia can be used in November will decide the California voters or not to legalize pot.
"I think it is an indication that there is a change in the company of the old prejudices cultural and political process, a lot many years ago." I believe that there is a larger capacity dictation open science and leave our conclusion, not the directive, "Low told Reuters."