Clinical Observations on the Effects of Panaeolus venenosus versus Psilocybe caerulescens Mushrooms

Stein, Sam I.

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“…On the other hand, occasionally terrifying visual and psychological disturbances have been known to result from accidental or deliberate ingestion of Psilocybe cubensis (Stocks 1963;Stein 1958;Charters 1957) or P. semilanceata (Harries & Evans 1981), which sometimes result in emergency room treatment. Stein (1959) briefly mentioned similar observations when Panaeolus and Psilocybe fungi were used in the treatment of a single patient. Mushroom extracts used by Stein were obtained from dried specimens of Panaeolus venenosus Murr.…”

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An Ethnomycological Review of Psychoactive Agarics in Australia and New Zealand

Allen¹,

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Jansen

1991

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

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A comprehensive review is presented of the recreational and accidental ingestion of psychoactive mushrooms in Australia and New Zealand; 15 recognized species are considered from Australia and eight from New Zealand. Common epithets, potency levels, and methods of ingestion are discussed. Legal aspects involving the use of these psychoactive fungi are noted. In addition, medical and psychoactive effects of these mushrooms and treatment for psilocybian mushroom poisoning are described. Numerous case reports, with commentary, are also presented.

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confidence: 83%