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What magic mushrooms?
Psilocybin and psilocin are the main active ingredient of
magic mushrooms. Psilocybin is a substance contained in about 40
species of mushrooms that grow in North America, Europe,
Australia and South East Asia.
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Consumption
form :
They are
ingested
fresh (in
salads,
omelettes...)
or dry, they
can be
sniffed or
smoked if
they are
transformed
in powder.
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What
are
the
effects? |
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Category :
Hallucinogenic |
Caractéristics
:
"Hallucinogenic
mushrooms"
is
the
name
commonly
given
to
psychoactive
fungi,
containing
hallucinogenic
compounds
such
as
psilocybin
and
psilocin.
At
low
doses,
hallucinogenic
drugs
have
main
effect
an
alteration
of
perception,
thought
or
mood,
while
maintaining
clarity
and
with
minimal
effects
on
memory
and
orientation.
Despite
their
name,
the
use
of
hallucinogenic
drugs
rarely
results
in
true
hallucinations. |
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Effects:
Effects are
similar to
those of LSD
products and
the feeling
of
relaxation
similar to
those of
cannabis.
The
sensations
begin after
about half
an hour and
can last
from four to
six hours.
Short-term effects:
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In small doses (4 to 8
mg) |
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Sensation of
psychological and physical relaxation. |
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Sensation of relaxation
or fatigue. |
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Sensation of detachment
from reality. |
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Sensation of heaviness
or lightness. |
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In high doses (13 mg
or more) |
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Perceptive
distortions,
giddiness, abdominal
malaises, mouth
numbness, nausea,
tremors, yawns, heat
whiffs,
perspiration. |
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Feeling of ecstasy. |
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Colored
hallucinations. |
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Feeling of unreality
and incapacity of
concentration. |
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Long term effects: |
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These mushrooms
accelerate the
psychosis in users,
who are the most
sensitive. |
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Headaches, fatigue,
contemplation and
lost appetite. |
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In individuals with
psychiatric
antecedents or in
case of strong use,
the ingestion of
mushrooms might
develop anxiety
states, depression,
disorientation,
panic crisis and
incapacity to
distinguish illusion
from reality. |
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