Confronting Our Biases About Ayahuasca Research
Ayahuasca has been gaining a lot of attention over the past decade. In its native Amazonian regions, it is known ... Read More
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Studies Suggest Betel Nut Chewing May Help With Schizophrenia Symptoms
Betel nut chewing which is commonly practiced in Asia, Micronesia, Island Melanesia, and the Caribbean is often associated with cancer ... Read More
Long-term Betel Nut Chewing Found to Affect Gut Microbiota
Betel nut is often used in Chinese traditional medicine to treat diseases, various gastrointestinal disorders and jaundice. Modern pharmacology has ... Read More
Spilling The Tea On Poppy Seed Tea
Poppy seeds are an oilseed obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) and infamously linked with the psychedelic opium. That ... Read More
A Comprehensive Review Of Adverse Effects of Betel Nut Chewing
Betel nut chewing is a highly addictive and narcotic substance that is consumed by more than 600 million people worldwide. ... Read More
Mescaline Less Addictive Than Cannabis, Scientists Conclude
Mescaline is a naturally-occurring alkaloid which causes hallucinogenic effects similar to those of LSD and psilocybin. It has been used ... Read More
Validating The Effects of Ayahuasca With Placebo Controlled Studies
Ayahuasca is a plant concoction from South America ritually used by Amazonian shamans during various rituals and ceremonies. It is ... Read More
Why Isn’t There More Research On Medical Cannabis?
Medical marijuana has been legalized in 36 states, including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin ... Read More
Betel Nut Chewers In Guam Risk Health Due To Sociocultural Pressures
Betel or areca nut chewing has been linked to oral and oropharyngeal cancer, oral lesions, oral lukoplakia and submucous fibrosis, ... Read More
Study On CBD Found Timing Of Administration Crucial To Effects On Anxiety And Sleep
The cannabis plant contains more than 80 different compounds called cannabinoids. It has been known to treat a variety of ... Read More