Psychedelic mushroom

Psychedelic mushrooms are also known as magic mushrooms, sacred mushrooms, and, more generally, hallucinogenic mushrooms. See the section on nomenclature below for further discussion.

Related Topics:
Psychedelic - Hallucinogenic

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Psychedelic mushrooms are fungi which have psychedelic, i.e. "mind manifesting", properties when ingested and can be roughly divided into two groups: psilocybin/psilocin containing mushrooms found mainly in the genus Psilocybe (though there are also psilocybin containing species belonging to the genera Conocybe, Copelandia, Gymnopilus, Inocybe, and Panaeolus) and the muscimol containing mushroom amanita muscaria. Both groups belong to the Agaricaceae family of fungi. A third group of ergoline alkaloid containing psychoactive fungi like ergot, which is a precursor to LSD, could be defined in connection with the Kykeon.

Related Topics:
Psychedelic - Fungi - Psilocybin - Psilocin - Genus - Psilocybe - Conocybe - Copelandia - Gymnopilus - Inocybe - Panaeolus - Muscimol - Amanita muscaria - Agaricaceae - Ergoline - Alkaloid - Ergot - Precursor - LSD - Kykeon

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The principal actives in the psilocybin mushrooms are the tryptamines psilocybin and psilocin, which are closely related to DMT, serotonin and LSD. Several psilocybe species also contain the alkaloids baeocystin and norbaeocystin, which are also suspected of being psychoactive. The fly-agaric amanita muscaria contains the principal active muscimol which, however, is both chemically and symptomatically unrelated to psilocybin.

Related Topics:
Tryptamines - Psilocybin - Psilocin - DMT - Serotonin - LSD - Alkaloids - Baeocystin - Norbaeocystin - Amanita muscaria - Muscimol

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Examples of common psilocybin containing "magic mushroom" species are Psilocybe cubensis, Psilocybe cyanescens, and Psilocybe semilanceata.

Related Topics:
Psilocybe cubensis - Psilocybe cyanescens - Psilocybe semilanceata

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~