Psilocybin und Psilocin, zwei psychotrope Wirkstoffe aus mexikanischen Rauschpilzen
Helvetica Chimica Acta 1959 A. Hofmann, Richard R. Heim, André Brack et al. 225 citations
Abstract The psychotropically active principles of the Mexican hallucinogenic fungus Psilocybe maxicana H EIM have been isolated and obtained in crystalline form. The two new substances, which have been called psilocybin and psilocin , are present in the fruit bodies, the artificially cultivated mycelium and in the sclerotia. The dried mushroom contains 0.2 to 0.4 per cent psilocybin. Psilocin...