'Magic mushrooms' ingredient beneficial to cancer patients, report says

Researchers find psilocybin improved the anxiety and depression of terminal cancer patients for up to six months. The study is considered a first step in restoring the hallucinogen's respectability. The psychedelic drug psilocybin, the active ingredient in "magic mushrooms," can improve mood and reduce anxiety and depression in terminal cancer patients, Los Angeles researchers reported Monday.

Report: Magic mushrooms' ingredient beneficial to cancer patients

LOS ANGELES - The psychedelic drug psilocybin, the active ingredient in "magic mushrooms," can improve...

'Magic mushrooms' ingredient helps cancer patients, report says

The psychedelic drug psilocybin, the active ingredient in "magic mushrooms," can improve mood and reduce anxiety and depression in terminal cancer patients, Los Angeles researchers reported Monday.

Can 'magic mushrooms' help cancer patients?

Researchers find psilocybin improved the anxiety and depression of terminal cancer patients for up to six months. The psychedelic drug psilocybin, the active ingredient in "magic mushrooms," can improve mood and reduce anxiety and depression in terminal cancer patients, Los Angeles researchers reported Monday.

Magic Mushroom Ingredient Psilocybin Improves Late Stage Cancer Anxiety

The hallucinogen psilocybin appears to be safe and feasible to give to patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety - a study published in Archives of General Psychiatry reports it had a promising effect on mood. Psilocybin is the active ingredient in an illegal Class A drug in the UK called magic mushroom. In the USA, possession of psilocybin-containing mushrooms is illegal because they ...