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Psilocybin & Psilocin
COMMON & BRAND NAMES
None
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Psychedelic Tryptamine
CHEMICAL NAME
Psilocybin: O-phosphoryl-4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine
Psilocin: 4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine
DESCRIPTION
Psilocybin and psilocin are naturally occurring psychedelics with a long history of human use. Both are present in 'psychedelic' or 'magic' mushrooms. Psilocybin, the better known of these two chemicals, is metabolized after ingestion into psilocin, which is the primary active chemical.
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