Extraction of psilocybin and psilocin involves drying fresh Psilocybe cubensis, milling processes, and extraction with a solvent. 8 Drying breaks down cell walls, enabling solvent to capture the ...

Researchers in Australia have analyzed the genomes of over 100 commercial and wild-grown varieties of Psilocybe cubensis, a psychoactive fungi known as the magic mushroom. The findings may ...

The closest wild relative to the world's most popular "magic mushroom" Psilocybe cubensis has been given a preliminary name: Psilocybe ochraceocentrata. The two species shared a common ancestor 1. ...

P. cubensis is known by many names around the globe, including magic mushrooms, shrooms or gold caps. The mushroom has famously hallucinogenic effects on the human brain. In this new effort ...

While there are hundreds of hallucinogenic mushrooms, Psilocybe cubensis is the most well-known and has been used by humans since ancient times partly because it’s so easy to grow. In the last ...

Lab tests revealed that the man had both a bacterial and a fungal infection, with medical staff detecting the Psilocybe cubensis growing in his blood. The man's condition ultimately improved and ...