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[[File:Magic mushroom Compounds.jpg|alt=Magic mushroom Compounds|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Compounds found within magic mushrooms.]]'''Magic mushrooms, sometimes referred to as [[psilocybin]] mushrooms are [[Entheogen|entheogens]] which have been used for spiritual, religious, and divinatory purposes around the world | [[File:Magic mushroom Compounds.jpg|alt=Magic mushroom Compounds|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Compounds found within magic mushrooms.]]'''Magic mushrooms, sometimes referred to as [[psilocybin]] mushrooms are [[Entheogen|entheogens]] which have been used for spiritual, religious, and divinatory purposes around the world.''' Whilst these mushrooms are renowned for containing the [[Psychedelics|psychedelic]] chemical [[psilocybin]] (a tryptamine) like all phytomedicines they also contain an array of parts of psilocybin and other related psychedelic compounds including phenylethylamines (See Figure 1). | ||
Whilst these mushrooms are renowned for containing the [[Psychedelics|psychedelic]] chemical [[psilocybin]] (a tryptamine) like all phytomedicines they also contain an array of parts of psilocybin and other related psychedelic compounds including phenylethylamines (See | |||
== History == | |||
They have been portrayed in the Pre-Columbian sculptures and glyphs found throughout North, Central, and South America and may also be observed in Stone Age rock art in Africa and Europe. | |||
== Species == | |||
Magic mushrooms include the biological genera Copelandia, Gymnopilus, Inocybe, Panaeolus, Pholiotina, Pluteus, and Psilocybe. | |||