Smoking Psychedelic Toad Milk Could Alleviate Depression For Up To Four Weeks

“A milky, psychoactive secretion that oozes from the glands of a North American toad could provide a fast-acting and extremely potent treatment for depression, according to a new study.

The amphibian in question is the Colorado river toad, or Bufo alvarius to give it its proper title. Its main talent is discharging a white-ish substance that contains a compound called 5-MeO-DMT, a psychedelic tryptamine that is related to the more famous compound DMT, famously found in the mind-altering psychedelic brew ayahuasca.

When dried and smoked, this unusual toad gunge is reported to generate a short yet earth-shattering psychedelic experience, during which the ego is completely obliterated and mystical insights are supposedly accessed. Because of this, it is increasingly being used in alternative healing retreats and by underground psychedelic therapists as a treatment for a range of emotional and psychological disorders…” Continue reading…