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Psilocybe aztecorum is a species of psilocybin mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae.Known from Arizona, Colorado, central Mexico, India and Costa Rica, the fungus grows on decomposing woody debris and is found in mountainous areas at elevations of 2,000 to 4,000 m (6,600 to 13,100 ft), typically in meadows or open, grassy conifer forests.
R. Gordon Wasson, Richard Evans Schultes, and Albert Hofmann have suggested that the statue of Xochipilli, the Aztec 'Prince of Flowers,' contains effigies of a number of plant based entheogens. Folio 90r of the Codex Magliabechiano, depiction of Psilocybin Mushroom usage in the bottom right, with the user being visited by a spirit of some kind.
A Psilocybe species known to the Aztecs as teōnanācatl (literally "divine mushroom": the agglutinative form of teōtl (god, sacred) and nanācatl (mushroom) in Nahuatl language) was reportedly served at the coronation of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II in 1502.
They are called magic mushrooms, shrooms or just mushrooms. They are fungi that contain psilocybin, which turns into psilocin – a naturally occurring psychedelic drug – when ingested.
The Aztec entheogenic complex is extremely well documented. Through historical evidence, there is proof that the Aztecs used several forms of psychoactive drugs. These drugs include Ololiuqui (the seed of Rivea corymbosa), Teonanácatl (translated as “mushroom of the gods", a psilocybe mushroom) and sinicuichi (a flower added to drinks).
Psilocybin, the active chemical ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, may be beneficial in the treatment of episodic migraines, suggests a review published earlier this month.. The review of a ...
Religious practices with sacred mushrooms extend from the Valley of Mexico to the rest of Central America, and they are thought to be at least 3500 years old. [9] The Maya consumed k’aizalaj okox, otherwise known as teonanàcatl to the Aztecs which is a psychedelic mushroom that has been used in Mesoamerican cultures. [6]
Psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, bolsters brain connections between self and memory, thus opening the mind to change, a new study found.