Étiquette : psychopharmacologie

Cannabis sativa L. as a Natural Drug Meeting the Criteria of a Multitarget Approach to Treatment, Anna Stasiłowicz et al., 2021

Cannabis sativa L. as a Natural Drug Meeting the Criteria of a Multitarget Approach to Treatment Anna Stasiłowicz, Anna Tomala, Irma Podolak and Judyta Cielecka-Piontek International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, 22, 778. Doi : 10.3390/ijms22020778 Abstract : Cannabis sativa L. turned out to be a valuable source of chemical compounds of various structures, showing pharmacological activity. The most important groups of compounds include phytocannabinoids and terpenes. The pharmacological activity of Cannabis (in epilepsy, sclerosis multiplex (SM), vomiting and nausea, pain, appetite loss, inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Parkinson’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome, schizophrenia, glaucoma, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)), which has been proven so far, results [...]

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The Impact of Cannabidiol on Psychiatric and Medical Conditions, Thersilla Oberbarnscheidt & Norman S. Miller, 2019

The Impact of Cannabidiol on Psychiatric and Medical Conditions Thersilla Oberbarnscheidt, Norman S. Miller Journal of Clinical and Medical Research, 2020, 12, (7), 393-403. Doi : 10.14740/jocmr4159   Abstract Cannabidiol (CBD) is a substance chemically derived from Cannabis sativa and discussed to be non-psychoactive. According to the FDA, marijuana is classified as a schedule I substance; however, hemp which is defined as extracts from marijuana including cannabinoids containing less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is excluded from that controlled substance act and available at local convenience stores in the US as it is seen as an herbal supplement. CBD is purported to be used for various medical [...]

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The potential synergistic effects between psychedelic administration and nature contact for the improvement of mental health, Sam Gandy et al, 2020

The potential synergistic effects between psychedelic administration and nature contact for the improvement of mental health Sam Gandy, Matthias Forstmann, Robin Lester Carhart-Harris, Christopher Timmermann, David Luke and Rosalind Watts Health Psychology Open, 2020, 1–21 Doi : 10.1177/2055102920978123   Abstract Therapeutic psychedelic administration and contact with nature have been associated with the same psychological mechanisms : decreased rumination and negative affect, enhanced psychological connectedness and mindfulness related capacities, and heightened states of awe and transcendent experiences, all processes linked to improvements in mental health amongst clinical and healthy populations. Nature-based settings can have inherently psychologically soothing properties which may complement all stages of psychedelic therapy (mainly [...]

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Cannabinoïdes synthétiques, www.psychoactif.org/psychowiki,

Cannabinoïdes synthétiques https://www.psychoactif.org/psychowiki/index.php?title=Cannabino%C3%AFdes_synth%C3%A9tiques   Les cannabinoïdes synthétiques sont des molécules de synthèse qui agissent d'une façon proche de celle des cannabinoïdes végétaux, naturellement présents dans le cannabis (comme le THC)[1]. Ce sont principalement des agonistes des récepteurs cannabinoïdes. La plupart ont été développés à des fins thérapeutiques (analgésie), d’autres ont été synthétisés dans le but de créer des alternatives légales au cannabis. Les cannabinoïdes synthètiques sont la classe la plus importante des nouveaux produits de synthèse. Sur les 73 nouvelles substances de synthèses reportées par le EMCDDA en 2012, 30 étaient des cannabinoïdes de synthèse. De 2008 à mai 2013, 84 cannabinoïdes de synthèse ont [...]

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Ayahuasca : Uses, Phytochemical and Biological Activities, Edgar Antonio Estrella‑Parra et al., 2019

Ayahuasca : Uses, Phytochemical and Biological Activities Edgar Antonio Estrella‑Parra · Julio Cesar Almanza‑Pérez · Francisco Javier Alarcón‑Aguilar Natural Products and Bioprospecting, 2019, 9, 251–265 doi : 10.1007/s13659-019-0210-5   Abstract Ayahuasca (caapi, yajé), is a psychoactive brew from the Amazon Basin region of South America traditionally considered a “master plant.” It is prepared as a decoction from Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis, which it is thought that it stimulates creative thinking and visual creativity. Native healers of the Orinoco and Amazon basins have used traditionally ayahuasca as a healing tool for multiple purposes, particularly to treat psychological disorders in the patients, with some beneficial effects experimentally [...]

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Soignera-t-on un jour grâce au LSD et aux champignons hallucinogènes ?, Vincent Verroust et Bertrand Lebeau Leibovici, The Conversation, 8 octobre 2020

Soignera-t-on un jour grâce au LSD et aux champignons hallucinogènes ? The Conversation, 8 octobre 2020,  Mis à jour le 9 octobre 2020, https://theconversation.com/soignera-t-on-un-jour-grace-au-lsd-et-aux-champignons-hallucinogenes-127760 Auteur Vincent Verroust Chercheur associé à l’Institut des humanités en médecine (Lausanne), doctorant en histoire des sciences à l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales (Paris), centre Alexandre-Koyré (EHESS-CNRS-MNHN), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) Déclaration d’intérêts : Vincent Verroust est président de la Société psychédélique française.   Cet article a été co-écrit avec Bertrand Lebeau Leibovici, médecin addictologue à l’hôpital Saint-Antoine (Paris) et à l’hôpital Paul Brousse (Villejuif).   Partenaires Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle apporte un financement en tant que membre adhérent [...]

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The Intricate Influence of the Placebo Effect on Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Jürg Gertsch, 2018

The Intricate Influence of the Placebo Effect on Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids Jürg Gertsch Medical Cannabis Cannabinoids,  2018, 1, 60–64 Doi : 10.1159/000489291 Abstract The botanical drug cannabis flos (inflorescence of Cannabis sativa L.) has a unique popular status as being a potent recreational drug and bona fide universal remedy (panacea). Generally, cannabinoids exert therapeutic effects in a broad range of pathophysiologies related to inflammation, pain, metabolic and stress-related conditions in preclinical animal models. However, the translation of such data to humans still lacks an evidence-based foundation. Motivated by the booming cannabis manufacturing industry and the increasing worldwide self-therapy by patients, there are cumulative accounts [...]

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A Comparative Literature Survey of Psilocybin and LSD-25 Metabolism, Ian Joyce, 2017

A Comparative Literature Survey of Psilocybin and LSD-25 Metabolism Ian Joyce Capstone Project CHM 400 H Cal Poly Pomona, Winter 2017 | 1 - &ç   Psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD-25) are two of the most popular and well known psychedelic drugs. Although both of the compounds are currently illegal in the United States, a renewed interest has begun in recent years to examine and analyze these drugs for therapeutic use. This review analyzes the current research pertaining to the metabolism, biochemical pathways, receptor activity, biological signaling, physiological effects and the behavioral effects associated with both of these compounds. For psychedelic compounds to [...]

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Bibliographie : Interactions et antagonisme THC – CBD, Docteur Christian SUEUR, GRECC, mars 2020.

Bibliographie : Interactions et antagonisme THC - CBD   Docteur Christian SUEUR, GRECC, mars 2020.   Les interactions entre le THC et le CBD sur le système endocannabinoide, quant aux effets psychotomimetic (production de "symptomes psychotiques") sont opposés : là où le THC produit préférentiellement de l'anxiété, et des effets "psychotisants", le CBD est plutôt anxiolytique et "antipsychotique". Ces deux phytocannabinoïdes sont "antagonistes", et contribuent, parmi d'autres inter-relations entre les phytocannabinoïdes, les terpènes et les flavonoïdes composant le cannabis, aux "effets d'entourage" fondamentaux, tout autant quant à la production "d'effets indésirables" et de risques pour la santé mentale du consommateur, que dans le cadre de [...]

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