psilocin; psilotsin; 4-hydroxy N,N-dimethyltryptamine

Introduction

One of 2 hallucinogenic components of Teonanaacatl, the sacred mushroom of Mexico, obtained from the fruiting bodies of Psilocyne mexicana & other species of Psylocybe & Stropharia. Psilocybin is the major component.

More general terms

• tryptamine
• hallucinogen; psychodysleptic

More specific terms

• psilocybin; indocybin (magic mushroom)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=4980