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The mushrooms are collected and grown as an entheogen and recreational drug, despite being illegal in many countries. Many psilocybin mushrooms are in the genus Psilocybe, but species across several other genera contain the drugs.
Psilocybe azurescens is a species of psychedelic mushroom whose main active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin.It is among the most potent of the tryptamine-bearing mushrooms, containing up to 1.8% psilocybin, 0.5% psilocin, and 0.4% baeocystin by dry weight, averaging to about 1.1% psilocybin and 0.15% psilocin.
Psilocybe semilanceata, commonly known as the liberty cap, is a species of fungus which produces the psychoactive compounds psilocybin, psilocin and baeocystin.It is both one of the most widely distributed psilocybin mushrooms in nature, and one of the most potent.
Magic mushroom composition varies from genus to genus and species to species. [28] Its principal component is psilocybin, [ 29 ] which is converted into psilocin to produce psychoactive effects. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] Besides psilocin, norpsilocin , baeocystin , norbaeocystin , and aeruginascin may also be present, which might result in an entourage ...
Psilocybe cubensis, commonly known as the magic mushroom, shroom, golden halo, golden teacher, cube, or gold cap, is a species of psilocybin mushroom of moderate potency whose principal active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin. It belongs to the fungus family Hymenogastraceae and was previously known as Stropharia cubensis. It is the best ...
Psilocybe cyanescens, commonly known as the wavy cap or potent psilocybe, [1] is a species of potent psychedelic mushroom. The main compounds responsible for its psychedelic effects are psilocybin and psilocin. It belongs to the family Hymenogastraceae.
The brown package brazenly listed “Psilocybin Cubensis” — the scientific name for magic mushrooms — as an ingredient. For once, testing showed the claims on the label appeared to be true.
In 2007, a paper by Redhead et al. proposed conserving the genus Psilocybe with Psilocybe semilanceata as its type species. [5] The suggestion was accepted by unanimous vote of the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi of the International Botanical Congress in 2010, meaning that P. semilanceata (a member of the bluing clade) now serves as the type species of the genus. [6]