Depression might be treated with magic mushrooms some day. This was stated by Professor David Nutt, the controversial sacked government drugs advisor as he made claims that a mistake was made about 50 years ago when therapeutic psychedelic drugs were banned.

At the end of 2012, the first clinical trial into magic mushroom therapy could start. This will be done seeing claims made by two small studies that on the key regions of the brain, a profound affect is seen when it comes to an active chemical, psilocybin.

People who have not yielded any benefits from behavioral therapy and antidepressants will be tested by Professor Nutt's team, at Imperial College London.

Before a psychotherapy session is started, psilocybin would be infused into their bloodstreams. A mainstream rehabilitation of such drugs can be expected if the Medical Research Council approves the funding and this will be a big thing since 1966, when LSD was banned.

Professor Nutt said, “This drug has such a fundamental affect on the brain we should be trying to understand why.”

When it comes to convincing psychiatrists about the safety of psilocybin, much needs to be done, said Professor Nick Craddock, from Cardiff University.