Intercultural, intermolecular: An ethnobotanical examination of the potential therapeutic value of LSD for the treatment of depression

Abstract

Lysergic acid diethylamide holds great therapeutic potential in the treatment of depression, although currently illegal in many parts of the world and seen as a recreational drug. An intercultural ethnobotanical examination of plant substances with similar chemical profiles and effects displays the true potential value of this substance and justifies an increased focus on clinical trials and studies involving it.