There are a wide range of psychedelic medicines which are used for psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Many of the classic psychedelics are sacred plant medicines while others have been more recently synthesized, in many cases by accident.
Video: Indigenous Use of Sacred Plant Medicines
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Sacred plant medicines have been used by Indigenous Peoples in healing ceremonies and cultural practices since Time Immemorial, and those medicines with psychoactive properties have also been used among many different cultures for millennia by people around the world. These plants exist within a larger cultural context with cultural practices and a worldview that surrounds them. In this video, we will learn about the most common sacred plant medicines that produce psychedelic effects: ayahuasca, iboga, psilocybin-producing mushrooms, and peyote.
Video: Western-Scientific Advances in the Field of Psychedelic Medicine
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Over the past 100 years, there has been an explosion of psychedelic research. Ketamine, MDMA, and LSD are the most well-known synthetic psychedelic medicines. While psilocybin is the primary psychoactive compound in psilocybin-produced mushrooms, synthetic psilocybin is often used in clinical settings to more easily control the dosage.