Where does psilocybin come from?

Answer 1

Shrooms, known as the Psilocybin mushrooms, are hallucinogenic mushrooms containing Psilocybin (C12H17N2O4P), a chemical that can impair some cognitive activity.

These 'Magic Mushrooms' grow in Southern Texas, almost all of Latin American countries, and the majority of South America, as well as Southern Asia and Australia.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin_mushrooms

Answer 2

It depends entirely on where you live. There are many psilocybin active mushrooms that live in a variety of habitats. There are also some deadly poisonous lookalikes so properly identifying your mushrooms is essential.

Answer 3

Psilocybin is an alkaloid found in certain types of mushrooms, the most common being the psilocybe mexicana variety. It causes hallucinations in those ingesting the compound.

Psilocybin has an LD50 of 285 mg/kg which means you'd need to consume 14% of your body weight in mushrooms to overdose.

Answer 4

Shrooms come from cow feces. This is where shrooms are most commonly found, but they can also just grow in the wild in damp ground.

Answer 5

They grow in forests and many grows them at home, seed, soil, heat and water, like with any other mushroom.

Answer 6

They are all natural

Answer 7

Most grow underneath cow manure.