What are the components in magic mushrooms?

Answer 1

The active ingredient in 'magic' mushrooms or 'shrooms' is a psycho-active substance called psilocybin. It occurs naturally when rye is subjected to alot of moisture which makes these fungi grow on the plant, they call this form 'argot'. It may also grow in cow feces or in a darker parts of a forest (under the right circumstances). This psilocybin was also synthesized in a lab in 1938 by Albert Hofman at the Sandoz Pharmaceutical lab in Switzerland. This form is known as L.S.D. or Lysergic Acid Diethylamide. L.S.D. unlike the rest of these substances can be absorbed through the skin. Argot and mushrooms can be handled more safely. Hofman found this out first hand, when he accidentally ingested 200 micrograms of it, through his pores on his hands. Needless to say he saw the medicinal effects and/or the psycho-active benefits. The Swiss government funded his research for the drug and many other counties were researching its effects in controlled settings. It was made illegal in the drug act of 1972.

Ergot or 'argot' does not contain psilocybin, nor was LSD synthesized from it. The main active ingredient in most magic mushrooms is psilocybin, although there is usually two other triptamine alkoids present as well, psilocin and baeocystin although psilocybin is metabolized into psilocin when ingested.

Answer 2

Psilocine and Psilocybin (also Psilocybine) are the principal psychoactive compounds present in the most common varieties of hallucinogenic mushroom, especially those referred to as "magic mushrooms". Psilocybin is metabolised to psilocine, which is the form that affects the receptors responsible for your trip.

Answer 3

The active substances in magic mushrooms are psilocin and psilocybin, and to a lesser extent baeocystin and norbaeocystin. However, certain mushrooms that may be called "magic" (such as Amanita muscaria) contain other chemicals: ibotenic acid and muscimol.

Answer 4

The primary active components of magic mushrooms are the tryptamines psilocybin and psilocin. Within the body, psilocybin is converted to psilocin. Magic mushrooms also contain baeocystin and norbaeocystin in lesser amounts.

Answer 5

The fungi traditionally referred to as "magic mushrooms" contain several psychedelic compounds, primarily psilocybin and psilocin. They can also contain several related substances, including baeocystin, norbaeocystin, and aeruginascin (the last compound is only known to occur in Inocybe aeruginascens).

Mushrooms quite different from the aforementioned species, namely a few in the genus Amanita, are occasionally called "magic mushrooms" as well. The iconic red mushroom with white spots (Amanita muscaria) is one such mushroom. These contain chemicals with a very different mechanism of action. The compounds in these mushrooms are primarily muscimol and ibotenic acid.

Answer 6

Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as magic mushrooms or shrooms, are psychedelic hallucinogens.

Answer 7

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