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Psilocybin, also known as 4-phosphoryloxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (4-PO-DMT), [a] is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound produced by more than 200 species of mushrooms. [18] Effects include euphoria, hallucinations, changes in perception, a distorted sense of time, [23] and perceived spiritual experiences.
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]
The effects of psilocybin mushrooms come from psilocybin and psilocin. When psilocybin is ingested, it is broken down by the liver in a process called dephosphorylation . The resulting compound is called psilocin, responsible for the psychedelic effects. [ 40 ]
Psilocybin mushrooms are mushrooms which contain the hallucinogenic substances psilocybin, psilocin, baeocystin and norbaeocystin.The mushrooms are collected and grown as an entheogen and recreational drug, despite being illegal in many countries.
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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.
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.
It’s unclear whether the off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson, 44, who told authorities after his failed attempt to shut off the plane's engines that he had struggled with depression, was trying to ...