Psyched Wellness Ltd. announced that the preliminary data from its study with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) indicates that AME-1, the Company's key proprietary extract, holds anti-inflammatory properties. The study is examining the anti-inflammatory properties of the AME-1 extract from the Amanita Muscaria mushroom by studying the effects of the extract on mast cells, which are important inflammatory cells present in the skin, gut, brain, and lungs. Prior research performed by the NRC had already shown that AME-1 inhibited mast cell activation of histamine release.

The continued research has verified that pre-treatment of human mast cells with AME-1 results in the decrease of the release of pro-inflammatory mediators such as inflammatory cytokines.