Psilocybin

Psilocybin: how soon does it show?

Twenty to sixty minutes.

How does it run?

Altered perception, mood, and sense of self for four to six hours; panic and accidents are the danger, not the drug, which is of very low physical toxicity.

What is done for it?

A calm room; a benzodiazepine if needed. Under clinical study since 2006 for depression and the distress of the dying.

Historical and descriptive, not medical advice. In a poisoning, call a poison centre or emergency services.

Which substances in the database cause it?

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FungusTeonanácatlPsilocybe mexicana, P. cubensis, P. semilanceata; Nahuatl, “flesh of the gods” Small brown mushrooms that stain blue when bruised.