Trippy: Scientists Gave Depressed Monkeys Ayahuasca And It Helped

The ancient drug outperformed pharmaceutical anti-depressants in a recent study.

Posted March 19, 2018

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Researchers in Brazil are thinking on another level.

They are trying to use monkeys to prove that the ancient psychoactive substance known as ayahuasca is a better anti-depressant than modern pharmaceuticals.

Checkout the full study here.

Scientists Gave Monkeys Ayahuasca and It Helped Their Depression https://t.co/sI6O3ksriN

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Hit the jump for a full education of ayahuasca from the experts at Discover Magazine.

Trippy: Scientists Gave Depressed Monkeys Ayahuasca And It Helped was originally published on www.globalgrind.com

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