Revisión histórica de los hongos psilocibios
Gilberto Palma Ramírez, Diana Laura Pérez Sánchez, Monserrat Hernández Hernández, Rocío Rodríguez Ramírez
Educación y Salud Boletín Científico Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo June 5, 2020 DOI: 10.29057/icsa.v8i16.4790 (opens in new tab) via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractPsilocybin mushrooms have been consumed by diverse human groups around the world since ancient times, likely evolving as a chemical defense against insects and predators. Psilocin is toxicologically harmless to humans, but it induces expanded states of consciousness, which in antiquity linked this effect to the sacred. These mushrooms were used as oracles, for consultation, divination, and treatment. Today they have shifted from being sacred to being feared, persecuted, hidden, and now profaned and vulgarized in medicine or simple recreation. Mexico possesses a significant mycocultural legacy that is of utmost importance to preserve.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Humanities Philosophy |
| Citations | 4 |
| Key finding | Argues that psilocybin mushrooms evolved as a chemical defense but their psilocin is harmless to humans, inducing expanded consciousness that was historically linked to the sacred, and that their contemporary use has shifted from sacred to medical and recreational contexts, emphasizing the need to preserve Mexico's mycocultural legacy. |
Abstract
Los hongos psilocibios han sido consumidos en prácticamente todo el mundo por diversos grupos humanos en los albores de sus culturas, en tiempos que se retrotraen en un pasado distante. Al parecer evolucionaron como un arma química para defenderse de los insectos y demás depredadores, sin embargo la psilocina es inocua en términos toxicológicos para nosotros, lo que realmente estaría induciendo son estados expandidos de consciencia, dando lugar en la antigüedad a vincular este efecto con lo sagrado. Los hongos psilocibios han sido utilizados como oráculo, consultorio, adivinatorio y tratamiento. En la actualidad pasaron de ser sagrados, a ser temidos, perseguidos, ocultados, hoy profanados y vulgarizados en medicina o simple recreación. México tiene un gran legado micocultural el cual es de suma importancia preservar.