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Marta Iraola Iribarren

Single-dose of ayahuasca’s active compound could help ease depression, research finds

Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a potent natural psychedelic and a primary psychoactive component of ayahuasca, could work as an antidepressant, a study published in Nature has found.

Researchers at Imperial College London conducted a trial that demonstrated DMT’s potential to ease symptoms of depression.

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