Psilocybin in Pallative Care: An Update

This is a review article that I co-authored during my first year of residency that supports the premise that psilocybin therapy has utility in the treatment of complex and chronic disease especially within a palliative care lens. It is a misunderstanding to say that palliative care applies only those who are dying in the near term. I encourage you to read more for a more comprehensive understanding and let me know your thoughts via the Contact Us feature on our homepage!

This is a pre-publication draft reviewing the evidence published between 2019 to 2024 supporting the use of ayahuasca healing in the treatment of substance-use disorder. While this paper is unpublished, the topic remains a passion of mine and an area of further literature review as well as fluency in knowledge and ayahuasca healing remains a treatment modality that I hold in high esteem. I can recommend Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual (Llanchama, Peru) for highly competent ayahuasca healing services under the supervision of Maestro Ricardo Amaringo. I saw for myself the efficacy of this modality for treatment of ailments including anxiety, depression, drug addiction (marijuana, cocaine, opioids/opiates), physical trauma and post-surgical complications, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and many other conditions. I can also recommend the book "The Fellowship of the River" by Dr. Joe Tafur as well as his organizations Modern Spirit and The Church of the Eagle and the Condor. Having read that NPR health news article entitled "Medicaid will cover traditional healing practices for Native Americans in 4 states"  I wonder if perhaps ayahuasca healing for substance-use disorder could fall under this coverage (see in the review article here how Argento et al 2019 studied this topic amongst tribal members in Canada) as well as whether peyote healing via the Native American Church will be covered. I support this and hope to advocate for this as best as I can in my capacity. Let me know your thoughts via the Contact Us tool on my homepage!

I made this botanical medicine monograph during my studies of naturopathic medicine botanical formulations. I went quite in-depth about the many uses of turmeric and was surprised by how many conditions the literature verifies it as useful for including via both traditional and modern medicine tradition authority accounts.