psychoactive
Americanadjective
adjective
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But the mushrooms used in coffees, like lion's mane, are a different species to magic mushrooms and aren't psychoactive.
From BBC
Ibogaine is a psychoactive compound from the root bark of a West African shrub and has been used by Indigenous people for medical and spiritual purposes for hundreds of years.
From Los Angeles Times
The study is the first to reveal such a strong evolutionary pattern within the gene sequences underpinning the psychoactive proteins synthesis.
From Science Daily
In study after study, the psychoactive drug ketamine has given profound and fast relief to many people suffering from severe depression.
From Science Daily
He adds, "Alternatively, our penchant for cheese may have evolutionary roots in its psychoactive properties; the mood-enhancing effects of casomorphins could have conferred survival advantages under stressful or challenging conditions."
From Salon
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