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I thought it comes from mushroom? Some people say it doesn't.

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When mice bred without this protein were exposed to incensole acetate, the compound had no effect on their brains.

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Free Online Games — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:51:58 -0000

We found that incensole acetate, a Boswellia resin constituent, when tested in mice lowers anxiety and causes antidepressive-like behavior. Apparently, most present day worshipers assume that incense burning has only a symbolic meaning.

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Finpecia — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:44:20 -0000

To determine incense’s psychoactive effects, the researchers administered incensole acetate to mice. They found that the compound significantly affected areas in brain areas known to be involved in emotions as well as in nerve circuits that are affected by current anxiety and depression drugs.

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Chrome Hearts — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:17:35 -0000

Not all antidepressants have nasty side effects during withdrawal. Paxil is known for that problem, but most are not that bad for most people.

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free games online — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:03:26 -0000

Yap I think the doctor is definitely thinking of psylocibin. The experience of LSD and that of psylocibin, while both powerfully psychoactive, are completely different.

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Free online games — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:52:28 -0000

I think the doctor is definitely thinking of psylocibin. The experience of LSD and that of psylocibin, while both powerfully psychoactive, are completely different.

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online games — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:19:14 -0000

I’ve always liked burning incense, now I know one reason why. This does seem promising though as a new mode of action for anti-depressants, which have some nasty withdrawal effects when people go off them.

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Leaflet Printing — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:36:37 -0000

We found that incensole acetate, a Boswellia resin constituent, when tested in mice lowers anxiety and causes antidepressive-like behavior

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concubinemycologyst — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:47:49 -0000

you are all fucking retarded as an educated drug research agent i will have my two bits there is no lsd in mushrooms the active engredient in mushrooms is called psilosibin which is broken down to psilosin in your body then carried to the brain where it breaks the brain blood barrier and binds to the saratonin receptor. lsd however is a dirivative of ergot a fungus that grows on rye through chemical modification dr. albert hoffmen of sandos labratories developed lysergic acid diathelimide (LSD-25) which also binds to the saratonin receptor along with the dopamine receptor there sre no such substances in incence whatsoever even if there were it would not be active furthermore the psted comments tell more truths than this artical

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Frankincence and Myrh mixed together are good for piles. The Kings may have taken Mary an ancient recipe for preparation H and if any of you have ever tried to squeeze a melon out of a space the size of a lemon you may believe she may well have been very grateful lol.

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sports bottles — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:24:07 -0000

warning to all readers, not every incense contains frankincense, which is the source of the particular chemical this study treats. And watch out for synthetic frankincense incense, which will only contain an essential oil that smells like frankincense.

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Anonymous — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:23:04 -0000

"...Morphine comes from poppies, cannabinoids from marijuana, and LSD from mushrooms" - ha! Shows how much he knows. "Magic" mushrooms' active ingredient is psilocybin, whereas LSD is synthetic and most definitely does not come from mushrooms.

And warning to all readers, not every incense contains frankincense, which is the source of the particular chemical this study treats. And watch out for synthetic frankincense incense, which will only contain an essential oil that smells like frankincense, therefore may not confer the psychoactive benefits. Go to your local metaphysical shop and buy some real frankincense.

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Amy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:22:44 -0000

Not all antidepressants have nasty side effects during withdrawal. Paxil is known for that problem, but most are not that bad for most people.

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Rick — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:46:32 -0000

"What's Frankincense?"

"It's a balm."

"A BOMB!?"

:-D

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jasontimmer — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:25:31 -0000

Meh, I dunno, Josh. With psylocibin, I've always been able to remain largely with the conscious world and witness the "flow" while remaining in it. With 5-meo-dmt, for me at least, the conscious world is gone, as is the "flow", and I'm left with nothing but pure consciousness. Of course, everyone's experience is different. I agree that the terror is largely due to people's reaction to the immediate and overwhelming loss of control. I'm not gonna touch the creativity thing anymore. Your thoughts?

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Josh Hill — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:36:07 -0000

5-MeO-DMT and DMT are very different experiences. However, I still stand by my assertion that DMT and psilocybin are very similar. Psilocybin is slow onset, while DMT sets on very quickly, which I attribute to the "terror" some people feel.

As for the children, I suppose what I said was not what I meant; higher levels of DMT may be one of the contributing factors to children's creativity.

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jasontimmer — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:38:23 -0000

Correction- psylocibin and DMT experiences are quite different. DMT, especially the 5-methoxy (5-meo) variety, is often terrifying and difficult to handle. Psylocibin is generally pleasant. While 5-meo-dmt is found in many plants and animals, like the bufo toad (NOT all toads), DMT is far more commonly found in both the toad and other plants. As far as it being responsible for children's creativity, this is just silly. Children are creative because they don't have years and years of social indoctrination and stress hammered into their psyche.

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Josh Hill — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:09:28 -0000

5-MeO-DMT is a "venom" produced by toads, and is also present in certain plants. It's very similar to DMT, which is produced by several types of plants, but is also naturally present in the human body in small quantities. It has been suggested that this is the origin of children's creativity, since naturally produced DMT levels are higher in children than adults. Both structurally and in its effects, it is similar to psilocybin, which is the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms. DMT is much shorter lasting though than psilocybin.