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Psilocybin
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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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Growth of psilocybin Day 1Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
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Ways to take psilocybin Chew it. Make a tea. Put it in O.J. (Calcium blocks psilocybin) (Heat breaks down psilocybin)
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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
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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.
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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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