Filament Health Looks to , Natural Sources of Psychedelics , for a Number of Treatments.<br />'The Independent' reports that numerous startups have been <br />looking to tap into mind-altering psychedelic drugs <br />to treat a number of conditions, including depression.<br />Vancouver-based Filament Health's unique <br />approach seeks to extract the drugs from natural <br />sources, rather than synthesizing them in a laboratory.<br />Drugs like psilocybin and mescaline are extracted <br />from mushrooms and cacti to be used as <br />a treatment for opioid and stimulant use disorder.<br />Drugs like psilocybin and mescaline are extracted <br />from mushrooms and cacti to be used as <br />a treatment for opioid and stimulant use disorder.<br />Since our products come from natural <br />sources, we believe it allows people to <br />maintain a certain connection to how <br />humans have been ingesting these substances <br />for years and years and to important <br />aspects of many traditional communities, Benjamin Lightburn, Filament Health's CEO, via 'The Independent' .<br />Since our products come from natural <br />sources, we believe it allows people to <br />maintain a certain connection to how <br />humans have been ingesting these substances <br />for years and years and to important <br />aspects of many traditional communities, Benjamin Lightburn, Filament Health's CEO, via 'The Independent' .<br />'The Independent' reports that over a dozen other <br />companies and academic groups have been using the <br />company's drugs to treat depression and chronic pain.<br />'The Independent' reports that over a dozen other <br />companies and academic groups have been using the <br />company's drugs to treat depression and chronic pain.<br />A natural product contains much more <br />than just one single active compound, <br />right? And so in the case of magic <br />mushrooms, for instance, they contain <br />much more than just psilocybin. , Benjamin Lightburn, Filament Health's CEO, via 'The Independent' .<br />They contain other compounds <br />like psilocin and a dozen or <br />more other active ingredients, Benjamin Lightburn, Filament Health's CEO, via 'The Independent' .<br />Filament Health's CEO, Benjamin Lightburn, told the <br />Associated Press that the idea could be compared to a cup <br />of coffee, which contains much more than just caffeine. .<br />It’s our hypothesis that the <br />presence of these other compounds <br />may contribute to differences or <br />perhaps even improvements in the <br />therapeutic potential of these <br />complex natural mixtures, Benjamin Lightburn, Filament Health's CEO, via 'The Independent' .<br />It’s our hypothesis that the <br />presence of these other compounds <br />may contribute to differences or <br />perhaps even improvements in the <br />therapeutic potential of these <br />complex natural mixtures, Benjamin Lightburn, Filament Health's CEO, via 'The Independent' .<br />After all, these substances <br />did evolve in nature <br />alongside humans, Benjamin Lightburn, Filament Health's CEO, via 'The Independent'
