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Psilocybin. What is psilocybin? Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic mushroom that turns into psilocin when ingested and psilocin is what causes you to have.

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1 Psilocybin

2 What is psilocybin? Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic mushroom that turns into psilocin when ingested and psilocin is what causes you to have trips. Other names for psilocybin Shrooms Booms Magic Mushrooms

3 History of psilocybin  Carmen Hillier believed that humans from East Africa had a diet that consisted of some psilocybin mushrooms a million years ago.  The Aztecs have been using psilocybin for centuries. They thought that psilocybin had a religious significance. It was so important that they called it "God's flesh."

4 Who uses psilocybin?  Most of the people who are using psilocybin are using it recreationally and for the experience.  In some cases, it's been used for OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.) and to treat cluster headaches

5 Where do you get psilocybin?  Psilocybin mushrooms can be found growing all over.  Buy them from a source.  You can order the spores online and grow it at home.

6 Growth of psilocybin Day 1Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

7 Ways to take psilocybin  Chew it.  Make a tea.  Put it in O.J.  (Calcium blocks psilocybin)  (Heat breaks down psilocybin)

8 Effects of psilocybin  Loss of appetite and nausea  Euphoria  Increased heart rate  Elevated blood pressure  Pupil dilation  Muscle relaxation  Changes to sound and sight.  Perception is enhanced  Contrast of colors is increased  Surfaces will shimmer or ripple.  Music and sounds are increased  Synesthesia which is a visualization of color upon hearing a sound

9 Risks of psilocybin  Ingesting psilocybin can cause stomachaches, nausea and possible vomiting.  Easily mistaken for poisonous mushrooms  Becoming very sick from bad mushrooms  Bad trips can happen and there's no going back until the effects have worn off.  Psilocybin can make existing mental problems worse.

10 Sources  Gottlieb, Adam. "The Psilocybin Producers Guide." Lycæum - Entheogenic Database & Community. The Sputnik Drug Information Zone. Web. 30 Oct. 2009..  Harrison, Karl. "Psilocybin, What is Psilocybin? About its Science, Chemistry and Structure." Chemistry, Structures & 3D Molecules @ 3Dchem.com - Home. Karl Harrison, July 2001. Web. 30 Oct. 2009..  M, Cohen M., and Shiloh Y. "Psilocybin Mushrooms." Hallucinogenic Treatment of Neuro-Vascular Headaches. Web. 30 Oct. 2009..  "Psilocybin Mushroom (Magic Mushrooms) Vault." Erowid. 1996. Web. 30 Oct. 2009..  "Psilocybin Mushrooms." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 30 Oct. 2009..


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