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Melissa L. Perreault

2 papers in the library · 35 citations · publishing 2023-2026

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Back to our roots: Integrating wholistic research approaches in the study of medicinal plants and mushrooms

Psychopharmacology April 24, 2026 Melissa L. Perreault, T. Ryan Gregory, Andrew Maxwell Phineas Jones

Whole plants and mushrooms have been used in systems of traditional medicine and health around the globe for millennia, and these more wholistic approaches are increasingly being embraced in modern Western societies. Cannabis and psilocybin are perhaps two of the most salient examples given current public and academic interests. Greater accessibility, along with expanding socioeconomic and...

A journey with psychedelic mushrooms: From historical relevance to biology, cultivation, medicinal uses, biotechnology, and beyond

Biotechnology Advances August 31, 2023 Marco Pepe, Mohsen Hesami, Karla A. de la Cerda et al. 35 citations

Psychedelic mushrooms containing psilocybin and related tryptamines have long been used for ethnomycological purposes, but emerging evidence points to the potential therapeutic value of these mushrooms to address modern neurological, psychiatric health, and related disorders. As a result, psilocybin containing mushrooms represent a re-emerging frontier for mycological, biochemical,...