Record #:

25793

Author(s):

Chi, Kelly Rae

Abstract:

Pharmacologist Bryan Roth studies Salvia divinorum, a Mexican plant that contains a highly potent naturally occurring psychoactive drug. Roth is investigating how the drug could be used to treat people who have schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, bipolar disorder, or other conditions that are marked by distorted perceptions.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Fall 2007, p18-19, il

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research