PSILOCYBIN Definition & Meaning

psilocybin

[ sil-uh-sahy-bin, sahy-luh- ]

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noun

Pharmacology.

a hallucinogenic crystalline solid, C 1 2 H 1 7 N 2 O 4 P, obtained from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.

psilocybin

/ ˌsaɪlə-; ˌsɪləˈsaɪbɪn /

noun

a crystalline phosphate ester that is the active principle of the hallucinogenic fungus Psilocybe mexicana. Formula: C 12 H 17 N 2 O 4 P

psilocybin

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A hallucinogenic compound obtained from certain mushrooms, especially of the genus Psilocybe. Chemical formula: C 12 H 17 N 2 O 4 P.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of psilocybin¹

1955–60; < New Latin Psilocyb ( e ) genus of mushrooms (< Greek ��ī��ó ( s ) bare + ��ý��ŧ head) + -in ²

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of psilocybin¹

C20: from New Latin Psilocybe (from Greek psilos bare + ��ܲ�ŧ head) + -in

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But it wasn’t psilocybin, the psychedelic drug in so-called “magic” mushrooms, but instead the world’s most charismatic fungi, the red and white fly agaric mushroom, known to scientists as Amanita muscaria.

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A Lake Elsinore man was arrested in connection with a ‘large-scale’ psilocybin operation, according to Riverside County officials.

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Meanwhile, the FDA also granted “breakthrough therapy” status to psilocybin and companies are studying its effects on depression in clinical trials with the hopes of a future approval.

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Officials said the raid targeted a “large-scale” psilocybin operation.

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Although it remains illegal on the federal level, psilocybin was legalized in Oregon and Colorado through ballot measures in recent years, and treatment centers are now being rolled out in these states.

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