Magic Mushrooms are PsilocybeCubensis. These mushrooms, grown in Mexico, South America, and few areas of the United States, are for their psychedelic properties. Mushrooms belonging to the Psilocybe genus contain alkaloids psilocybin and psilocin as primary phytoconstituents.
Their drug form is banned in most parts of the world. The original fungus can be grown and consumed legally in many countries. In , microdoses of magic mushrooms are often sold at pharmacists under supervision. You can magic mushrooms lawfully.
Psilocybin, an inactive compound, gets converted to psilocin in the brain. Psilocin has a high affinity towards many serotonin receptors and gives cumulative action. It alerts your brain and creates a state of hyperconnectivity. It is known to heighten your vision, color differentiation and amplifies your emotions.
PsilocybeCubensis has the highest concentration of psilocybin amongst the entire genus. The dried form of mushroom has a higher content than the fresh mushroom. For using or consuming these mushrooms, one must first weigh the mushroom and accordingly calculate the amount of consumption.
While the sensory and psychedelic changes subside in a couple of hours, some of its neuronal effects are known to last for 14 months long. Therefore the chemical is not used in its drug form.
Psilocybin mushrooms have been a fascinating topic of research for many scientists. Though these drugs are known are for their recreational use one cannot deny the potential it holds medically. There are no FDA approved regimens practiced currently, but there have been several advancements in its clinical phase.
Uses of Psilocin:
Cancer:
Researchers in NYU have conducted Psilocybin trials on cancer patients. Due to its antidepressant and anti-anxiety properties, long-term and short-term researches are being conducted. They observed improvement in life quality by mitigating emotional distress. The psychological effects of psilocybin last longer than many psychedelic drugs even through microdoses. It can be successfully used for medicinal purposes if regulated and controlled carefully.
Patients have also used microdoses for long-terms. They have reciprocated positively to the therapy by reduced therapy caused anxiety and depression.
Depression:
Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London has been doing comparative clinical studies between psilocybin and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). The studies indicated psilocybin exhibited superior ancillary outcomes. Patients with psilocybin achieved better emotional well-being faster than competitive drug therapy. It has been acknowledged as a “breakthrough therapy” by the FDA last year, which brightens the hopes of an official treatment. Currently, universities are conducting third trials for the proposed drug regimen.
One of the advantages of ingesting psilocybin in its mushroom form is that it barely shows any physical withdrawal symptoms. While a little emotional distress is inevitable if the fungi were medicated for a long duration.
Addictions:
It has evidently shown positive effects in behavioral disorders associated with smoking, alcohol, and cocaine addiction. Many research institutes are conducting independent studies on its effects on addiction therapy. The drug induces “trips” in most of the patients. Elongation of emotional state is an underlying mechanism by inducing happiness.
You can magic mushrooms to experience their benefits.
