The Potential of Psilocybe Genus Fungi to Treat Depression and Some Addictions
Hop and Medicinal Plants December 28, 2022 Vanessa Eveline Vlaic, Andreea Ona
The therapeutic use of the substance psilocin produced by the fungi from the genus named Psilocybe has been an interesting but also controversial topic of discussion among researchers since the 1950s until now. These fungi can synthesize several alkaloids such as psilocybin, which has hallucinogenic properties, but also muscarine, which is a toxic substance that stimulates that part of the...