Psilocybin
Available forms
Psilocybin is most commonly consumed in the form of psilocybin-containing mushrooms, such as Psilocybe species like Psilocybe cubensis. It may also be prepared synthetically, but outside of research settings it is not typically used in this form. Regardless of form, psilocybin is usually taken orally. The psilocybin present in certain species of mushrooms can be ingested in several ways: by consuming fresh or dried fruit bodies, by preparing an herbal tea, or by combining with other foods to mask the bitter taste. In rare cases people have intravenously injected) mushroom extracts, with serious medical complications such as systemic mycological infection and hospitalization. Another form of psilocybin (as well as of related psychedelics like 4-AcO-DMT) is mushroom edibles such as chocolate bars and gummies, which may be purchased at psychedelic mushroom stores.
Effects
!American psychologist and [counterculture figure Timothy Leary conducted early experiments into the effects of psychedelic drugs, including psilocybin (1989 photo).](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Timothy-Leary-Los-Angeles-1989.jpg)
Effects
Psilocybin produces a variety of psychological, perceptual, interpersonal, and physical effects.
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