Psilocin

Word PSILOCIN
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A potent hallucinogenic compound, C12H16N2O, related to psilocybin. noun

4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms. noun

A hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom noun

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When hallucinogenic mushrooms are digested, both psilocin and psilocybin are absorbed into the blood stream. Psilocin is able to directly enter into the brain. Psilocybin, however, is too large of a molecule to pass into the brain, but when the liver metabolizes it, psilocybin is converted into psilocin, which is able to pass into the brain. Psilocin stimulates the neurotransmitter serotonin, which controls many aspects of our body, including mood, memory, and appetite. Because psilocin stimulates the Type 2 serotonin receptor, hallucinations are common. Another cause for hallucinations by psilocin is by the inhibition of the raphe cells (cells in the brain that control vision and emotion). This inhibition causes a type of sensory overload which is responsible not only for hallucinations, but also for the amplification of emotions experienced by users of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Urban Dictionary

One of the two active ingredients in "magic" mushrooms the other being psilocybin. psilocin is said to be 1.4 times as potent as psilocybin. Urban Dictionary

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The word "psilocin" in example sentences

When orally ingested it is broken down to produce psilocin, which is responsible for hallucinogenic effects. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He succeeded in synthesizing the active compounds in the Psilocybe mexicana mushroom, which he named psilocybin and psilocin. ❋ Unknown (2008)

DOSAGE The standard dose of psilocybin or psilocin for a 150 lb person is a ❋ Keefe, Patrick Radden (2005)

In other words, in the body psilocybin turns into psilocin. ❋ Keefe, Patrick Radden (2005)

In March 1958 he announced the discovery of psilocybin and psilocin, two new substances that turned out to be very close in structure to serotonin, a compound that plays an important role in brain chemistry. ❋ Wade Davis (1996)

Active Ingredients: The primary active components of 'Shrooms are psilocybin and psilocin, which also is an immediate metabolite of psilocybin. ❋ Unknown (1992)

Officers found crates of psilocin mushrooms in various states of growing inside a first-floor closet. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He also pleaded no contest to felony manufacture of psilocin mushrooms. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But in most states, it is illegal to cultivate or propogate spores into mycelium since mycelium generally contains both psilocybin and psilocin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Because spores contain no psilocybin or psilocin, they are legal to sell and possess (in all states except California, Georgia, and Idaho). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The [liver] is [responsible] for converting [psilocybin] into psilocin. ❋ Muchluv (2004)

[not really] ❋ Bobstol (2004)

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