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Psilocybine
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Definition
: The major of two hallucinogenic components of Teonanacatl, the sacred mushroom of Mexico, the other component being psilocin. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Pharmacological Action
Hallucinogens
Other names
Psilocibin
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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psilocin
520-53-6
Psilocybine/*analogs & derivatives.
Pharma Action
Hallucinogens
Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 309(8):625;1976; Comp Biochem Physiol (C) 51(1):59;1975; J Psychedelic Drugs 1979;11(1-2):61; Mol Pharmacol 9(5):640;1973; Psychopharmacology (Berlin) 59(2):129;1978