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Psilocybin mushrooms [a] are a type of entheogenic, psychedelic, hallucinogenic mushroom and a polyphyletic informal group of fungi that contain the prodrug psilocybin.
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Psilocybin is metabolized into the psychedelic compound psilocin following ingestion [2].
Rather than referring to one single mushroom species, the term "psilocybin mushroom" refers to a broad group of fungi found across several genera [3].
Other compounds such as baeocystin, norbaeocystin, aeruginascin, and β-carbolines may modulate effects.
- Erowid website: erowid.org (documenting the complex relationship between humans and psychoactives)
- MAPS: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS.org – psychedelic research for ssychological healing)
The most potent species are members of genus Psilocybe, such as P. azurescens, P. semilanceata, and P. cyanescens, but psilocybin has also been isolated from approximately a dozen other genera, including Panaeolus (including Copelandia), Inocybe, Pluteus, Gymnopilus, and Pholiotina [2]. More
