bible promotes drug use
2008-May-20, Tuesday 07:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtiggerResearchers have discovered that frankincense is a psychoactive substance and may lead us to a new class of drugs that can be used to treat anxiety and depression.
They found that "burning frankincense (resin from the Boswellia plant) activates poorly understood ion channels in the brain to alleviate anxiety or depression." When tested in mice, it lowered their anxiety by affecting brain areas involved in emotion.
It was inevitable, of course, what with the reputation of that longhaired hippy freak. How long until it's made illegal, d'ya suppose? Or prescription-only? (Same thing.)
WWJD, indeed. If it was good enough for baby Jesus.... *inhale*
They found that "burning frankincense (resin from the Boswellia plant) activates poorly understood ion channels in the brain to alleviate anxiety or depression." When tested in mice, it lowered their anxiety by affecting brain areas involved in emotion.
It was inevitable, of course, what with the reputation of that longhaired hippy freak. How long until it's made illegal, d'ya suppose? Or prescription-only? (Same thing.)
WWJD, indeed. If it was good enough for baby Jesus.... *inhale*
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Date: 2008-May-21, Wednesday 05:44 am (UTC)if it's pleasurable, probably not very long!
our society has such a bizarre relationship with mind-altering chemicals... anything made by a major drug company is ok, but something that grows naturally is a danger. rush limbaugh can take vicodin and oxycontin until he goes deaf, and no one seems to bat an eye, but heaven forbid anyone should use a little marijuana or mushrooms for recreational or spiritual purposes.
i found it somewhat amusing that Ketamine was recently cited as a possible treatment for depression:
http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSL0284213220080502
who knew?