0 an extremely small dose (= measured amount) of a medicine or drug:
In homoeopathy, illnesses are treated using highly diluted forms of herbs and minerals, known as microdoses, that in higher quantities could give rise to the same problems as those that are being treated.
A microdose is generally considered to be one-20th to one-tenth of a recreational dose.
1 to take a very small dose (= measured amount) of a psychedelic drug (= one that affects the mind) in an attempt to become better at solving problems or at thinking of new ideas, or to treat medical problems such as anxiety, depression, or headaches:
There are two basic processes employed in order to obtain the microdoses: dilution and dynamisation.
About an hour or two after ingesting the microdose, people notice an increase in focus and energy.
