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Psilocybin (4-phosphoryloxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) and psilocin are chemical compounds synthesized from certain sorts of dried or fresh psychedelic mushrooms found in Mexico, South America, and the southern and northwestern United States. Psilocybin is a tryptamine derivative. Because of their similar structure to lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), these chemicals have powerful hallucinogenic and mood elevating effects that can produce a “trip.” It’s likely that psilocybin and psilocin act on central nervous system serotonin receptors to cause psychedelic (hallucinatory) effects.
There are several types of mushrooms that include psilocybin or psilocin. Hallucinogenic mushrooms, like peyote (mescaline), have been used in indigenous and religious rituals for millennia. Psilocybin and psilocin can also be manufactured artificially in a laboratory. It has been claimed that psilocybin acquired on the streets might be contaminated with LSD from other kinds of mushrooms.
The effects of psilocybin are comparable to those of other psychedelics, such as mescaline from peyote or LSD. Visual and aural hallucinations, as well as an inability to distinguish reality from imagination, are common psychological responses to psilocybin intake. Panic reactions and madness can also develop, especially if large dosages of psilocybin are consumed.
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