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Several toxicology experts said the mushrooms listed as ingredients, such as lion’s mane or ashwagandha, don’t produce the potent effects that the company touts, like relaxation or euphoria.
Ibotenic acid or (S)-2-amino-2-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)acetic acid, also referred to as ibotenate, is a chemical compound and psychoactive drug which occurs naturally in Amanita muscaria and related species of mushrooms typically found in the temperate and boreal regions of the northern hemisphere.
Muscimol (also known as agarin or pantherine) is one of the principal psychoactive constituents of Amanita muscaria and related species of mushroom. Muscimol is a potent and selective orthosteric agonist for the GABA A receptor [3] and displays sedative-hypnotic, depressant and hallucinogenic [citation needed] psychoactivity.
[23]: 36–41, 52 Cultivated mushrooms have less variability in psilocybin content than wild mushrooms. [171] The drug is more stable in dried than fresh mushrooms; dried mushrooms retain their potency for months or even years, [23]: 51–5 while mushrooms stored fresh for four weeks contain only traces of the original psilocybin. [46]
At UVA, researchers analyzing the gummies found caffeine, ephedrine, and kratom—an herb that produces opioid-like effects and carries the risk of addiction—along with the psilocybin, which ...
The company said that the products contain muscimol, a chemical found in some mushrooms, that "could be a potential cause of symptoms consistent with those observed in persons who became ill after ...
Such effects may include analgesia, decreased inflammation, decreased spasticity, and anti-seizure effects. [26] Cannabis edibles with CBD can decrease symptoms of psychosis and anxiety. [ 25 ] Edible oils, tinctures, pills, and gummies have been prescribed to people with cancer to potentially improve poor appetite, pain, or weight loss. [ 27 ]
The effects are similar to the experience following consumption of LSD, although milder. [70] Common side effects of mushroom ingestion include pupil dilation, increased heart rate, unpleasant mood, and overresponsive reflexes. As is typical of the symptoms associated with psilocybin mushroom ingestion, "the effect on mood in particular is ...