Overview:
Psilocin (4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine), is an entheogen. It is a psychedelic alkaloid of the tryptamine family. It is present in many species of fungi, including those of the genus Psilocybe, such as Psilocybe cubensis. Psilocybin-containing mushrooms are commonly called magic mushrooms or more simply "shrooms".
Mushrooms containing psilocybin and psilocin are available fresh or dried and are typically taken orally. Psilocin cannot be inactivated by cooking or freezing preparations. Thus, they may also be brewed as a tea or added to other foods to mask their bitter flavor. The effects of psilocybin and psilocin, which appear within 20 minutes of ingestion, last approximately 6 hours.
Side Effects and Adverse Reactions:
Psilocybin and psilocin can produce muscle relaxation or weakness, ataxia, excessive pupil dilation, nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, and drowsiness. Individuals who use psilocybin mushrooms also risk poisoning if one of the many existing varieties of poisonous mushrooms is incorrectly identified as a psilocybin mushroom. Beyond this, panic reactions and psychosis also may occur, particularly if a user ingests a
large dose. Long-term effects such as Flashbacks and Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) have been described in case reports.
Articles:
An Account of the Magic Mushroom
List of Psilocybin mushrooms
Research:
Good Friday Follow Up
Response of Cluster Headache to Psilocybin and LSD
Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder: what do we know after 50 years?
Acute psychological and physiological effects of psilocybin in healthy humans
Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of psilocybin in 9 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences having substantial and sustained personal meaning
Effects of psilocybin on time perception and temporal control of behaviour in humans
Hallucinogen research inspires “neurotheology”
E-books:
Food of the Gods by Terence McKenna
The NeuroSoup Trip Guide - This e-book discusses: Set, Setting, and Preparation for a Trip, Tips for Tripsitters, Aspects of the Entheogenic Experience, Working with Difficult Experiences, and Integration. Adverse psychological reactions, like flashbacks and HPPD, may potentially be avoided with proper preparation before and integration after entheogenic journeys. Thus, this e-book serves the purpose of harm reduction education. For clarity, NeuroSoup does not advocate the use of illegal, quasi-legal, or legal drugs. All substances that affect the central nervous system (legal or illegal) can have side effects, adverse reactions, and negative interactions with other drugs. Abstinence is always the best way to protect one's health.
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