his potential treatment opportunity was confirmed by the company s bioinformatics platform, PsyCollage
VANCOUVER, BC, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Mind Cure Health Inc. (CSE: MCUR) (OTCQB: MCURF) (FRA: 6MH) ( MINDCURE or the Company ) a leader in developing technology to advance psychedelic-related treatments, is pleased to announce that the Company s bioinformatics platform,
PsyCollage, has identified opportunities for ibogaine to support neuroregenerative pathways that the Company believes could be pivotal in treating neuropathic pain and brain trauma.
Ibogaine is a psychoactive substance extracted from the iboga shrub native to West Africa. Contributing to its powerful anti-addiction actions, ibogaine is associated with increases in the levels of brain neurotrophic factors, particularly GDNF and BDNF, which have potent neuroregenerative and neuroprotective properties.
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Ibogaine has shown promise in treating addiction, from alcohol and opiates to methamphetamine and heroin. A 2018 study published in
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse found that “a single ibogaine treatment reduced opioid withdrawal symptoms and achieved opioid cessation or sustained reduced use in dependent individuals as measured over 12 months.”
But Ibogaine can also be toxic to the heart, and fatal in some cases. In 2017, Health Canada added the substance to the Prescription Drug List, meaning that it can only be legally obtained with a medical prescription.
It remains legal in New Zealand and Uraguay and controlled in Denmark, Australia, Brazil, Hungary, South Africa and Portugal, in addition to Canada.
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