When we start to think about the amygdala, it's not saying you're afraid, it's saying,

watch out.

There's something that's unfamiliar to you around the corner that's in this area.

And maybe that's an actual threat, but maybe it's just somebody you've never met before.

Maybe it's something about yourself that you didn't knew before.

We have the ability to literally retrain that part by remembering one of the common sentiments that comes

from things like ketamine-assisted therapy or MDMA-assisted therapy or profound meditative

states, which is that we're all human first. Welcome to Commune. My name is Jeff Krasno. Today on the show, we're exploring plant medicine.

The term plant medicine generally refers to the use of plants and plant-derived compounds for medicinal purposes.

This field encompasses a wide range of practices

and ancient traditions, including traditional herbal medicine,

ethnobotany, and more recently,

the use of psychedelics for treating depression,

anxiety, and PTSD. While the use of psychedelics for treating depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

While the use of plants and herbs as medicine can be traced back centuries, really millennia,

in practices like traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, the adoption of plant-based

dietary supplements and nutraceuticals has skyrocketed in the last

decade. People are increasingly turning to herbal supplement options for general health and

wellness, often seeking alternatives to synthetically derived pharmacology. Now, in the last decade, there has been a growing

interest specifically in the therapeutic potential of certain psychoactive plant compounds and fungi,

such as psilocybin mushrooms, ibogaine, ayahuasca, and others. Now, the generally positive outcomes from

psychedelic plant therapy has also led to the exploration of other substances, such as ketamine

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