Medicinal Plants: From Sanitary Fallacy to Medicine of the Future

This contribution is a brief review of the prohibition of psychoactive substances, mainly of medicinal plants at an international level, finding that the westernization of knowledge presents one of the obstacles when applying ancestral knowledge about herbal medicines. In addition, it looks at the intersections between the fourth industrial revolution, the use of psychedelics and mental health. Keywords: Psychedelics, Mental Health, Human RightsCite article: Díaz Velásquez, M. I. (2020). Medicinal Plants: From Sanitary Fallacy to Medicine of the Future. Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies on Human Rights and Science, 1(1). Knowmad Institut. https://knowmadinstitut.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/EN_Medicinal-Plants_From-Sanitary-Fallacy-to-Medicine-of-the-Future.pdf CC BY-NC 4.0 // 2020 | Knowmad Institut gemeinnützige UG (haftungsbeschränkt)