Psilocybin Mushrooms
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Strophariaceae
Genus :
Psilocybe
Species :
cubensis; cyanescens; semilanceata; ...
Genus :
Panaeolus
Species :
campanulatus; subbalteatus; ...
COMMON NAMES
Shrooms; Magic Mushrooms; Sacred Mushrooms; teonanácatl
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Psychedelic
DESCRIPTION
There are more than 180 species of mushrooms that contain the psychedelic chemicals psilocybin or psilocin. They have a long history of use in Mexico and are currently one of the most popular and commonly available natural psychedelics.
GENERAL INFORMATION #
SPECIES & VARIETIES #
Psilocybe semilanceata hunting, by Andrew Weil
HISTORY #
Wasson's First Voyage, by John W. Allen
Maria Sabina: Saint Mother of the Sacred Mushroom, by John W. Allen
IDENTIFICATION #
Magic Mushrooms of Australia & New Zealand, by John W. Allen
Identifying Magic Mushrooms, by D. Pegler & B. Spooner
Safe-Pik Mushroom Identification Guide, by John W. Allen
Field Guide to the Psilocybin Mushrooms, by F.C. Ghouled (historical)
TRADITIONAL USE #
Little Flowers of the Gods, by Shultes and Hofmann
Comments on the Psilocybin Mushroom, by Elfstone
Mushroom Healing Quote, by Maria Sabina
MEDICAL USE #
HEALTH #
Risk Assessment Report Related to Paddos - CAM (the Netherlands), Feb 2000
ASK EROWID ANSWERS #
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
The Mushroom Entheogen, by C.B. Gold
Close Encounters of the Panaeolus Kind - by John W. Allen
Mapping the Mycelial Network - by Allen, Gartz, Guzman
Observations on the Psychoactive Properties of P. foenisecii - by John W. Allen
Testing Gymnopilus luteofolius - by Erowid
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Re-Psychedelica Britannica - Arthur Mag, Jan 2005
CULTIVATION #
Mushroom Cultivation: From Falconer to Fanaticus and Beyond - Entheogen Review, 2001
EXPERIENCES #
Swallowed by a Cosmic Waterfall, by DayTripper
Extremely Useful in 'Re-Setting' My Mind, by Jamesays
Medicine for a Confused Mind, by Cyril
A Throne Is Just a Fancy Chair, by Alex
I Belong to the Forest Now, by UrgentWonder 
BOOKS #
Psychedelic Medicine: The Healing Powers of LSD, MDMA, Psilocybin, and Ayahuasca - Richard Louis Miller, 2018
Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World, by Paul Stamets
Wondrous Mushroom, by R. Gordon Wasson
Magic Mushrooms Around the World, by Jochen Gartz
Mushroom Pioneers, by John W. Allen
Sacred Mushrooms & the Law, by Richard Glen Boire
Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Growers Guide, by Oss & Oeric
Mushrooms Demystified, by David Arora
Magic Mushroom Explorer, by Simon Powell [2015]
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
Psilocybin Mushroom - Wikipedia.org
Mushrooms - TripSit.me
Magic Mushrooms - Dancesafe
Psilocybe Mushrooms - Lycaeum
SPECIES SPECIFIC LINKS #
IMAGES #
LAW #
Police warn magic mushroom pickers they could land themselves with diarrhoea - or worse - Mirror, Oct 2015
Hallucinogenic Mushrooms - EMCDDA, Jan 2007
Magic mushroom ban "too strong" - Jul 18, 2005
High times in magic mushroom business - Nov 29 2003
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
11 Odd Facts about 'Magic' Mushrooms - LiveScience, 2014
Worldwide Distribution of Neurotropic Mushrooms - by Guzman, Allen, & Gartz, 2000
Indole derivatives in a Boletus species from Papua New Guinea - by Thomas and Spaggiari
On the presumed case of fatality caused by ingestion of Liberty Caps - Gartz, Samorini, & Festi, 1996
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Magic mushrooms lift severe depression in clinical trial - TheGuardian, May 17 2016
Magic Mushrooms Are Legal in New Mexico: How 'Bout That? - Inverse, Nov 5 2015
From Psilocybin To MDMA: Researchers Are In The Throes Of A Psychedelic Revival - MintPress News, Oct 22 2015
Do LSD and Magic Mushrooms Have a Place In Medicine? - Time, May 26 2015
This is What Magic Mushrooms Do to your Brain - HuffPost, Mar 12 2015
Scientists experiment with mushrooms - LATimes, Nov 2006
Stage IV cancer patients and psilocybin - Medical News Today, Sep 30 2004
Medicine hope for psychedelic drugs - BBC, Aug 2004
CURRENT RESEARCH #
DMT & Psilocybin Research - Rick Strassman, 1992
NON-ENGLISH RESOURCES #
PROHIBITION SITES #