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'''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. Magic mushrooms include the biological genera Copelandia, Gymnopilus, Inocybe, Panaeolus, Pholiotina, Pluteus, and Psilocybe. 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.''' | ||
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 chemicals including phenylethylamines (See '''Figure 1'''). | |||
Whilst these mushrooms are renowned for containing the [[Psychedelics|psychedelic]] chemical psilocybin (a tryptamine) | |||
Revision as of 11:28, 24 September 2022
Magic mushrooms, sometimes referred to as psilocybin mushrooms are entheogens which have been used for spiritual, religious, and divinatory purposes around the world. Magic mushrooms include the biological genera Copelandia, Gymnopilus, Inocybe, Panaeolus, Pholiotina, Pluteus, and Psilocybe. 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.
Whilst these mushrooms are renowned for containing the psychedelic chemical psilocybin (a tryptamine) like all phytomedicines they also contain an array of parts of psilocybin and other related chemicals including phenylethylamines (See Figure 1).