Plants of the Gods: S8E4 The research behind microdosing and medicine (Dr. Pamela Kryskow, Part 2)
About this episode
This episode features Dr. Pamela Kryskow discussing the research on microdosing and its potential applications in medicine.
In this episode, we're bringing you the second half of our conversation with Dr. Pamela Kryskow. A co-leader of the largest study on microdosing, she shares what researchers are beginning to understand about how psychedelic plants could treat conditions ranging from Parkinson's disease and chronic pain to existential distress. But, with so much potential for these plant medicines, there's also the potential for misuse and misinformation. We delve into some of the ways psychedelics could be ethically integrated into patient care, and, what the hospital of the future might look like. Recommended reading: The world's largest microdosing study with results published in Nature Scientific Reports and Psychopharmacology | Microdose.me Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats A Guide to the History, Identification, and Use of Psychoactive Fungi by Paul Stamets Fantastic Fungi film by Louie Schwartzberg Have a Good Trip by Eugenia Bone
People in this episode
Host: Mark Plotkin, Ph.D.
Guest: Dr. Pamela Kryskow
Topics covered
- microdosing
- psychedelics
- medicine
- patient care
- research
- ethical integration
Keywords
- microdosing
- psychedelic plants
- Parkinson's disease
- chronic pain
- existential distress
- ethical integration
- plant medicines
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nature Scientific Reports, Psychopharmacology
Books & works: Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats A Guide to the History, Identification, and Use of Psychoactive Fungi, Fantastic Fungi, Have a Good Trip
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