Psilocybin is a hallucinogen that normally functions by activating Psilocybin receptors in the prefrontal cortex. This part of the brain affects mood, cognition, and perception.
Hallucinogens act in other areas of the brain that regulate arousal and panic responses. Psilocybin does not always cause active visual or auditory hallucinations. Instead, it distorts how some people taking drugs perceive the object and how people already in their environment perceive it.
The amount of drugs, past experience, and expectations of how the experience will take shape can all affect the effectiveness of psilocybin.
After the intestines take up and absorb psilocin, the body converts it to psilocin. The hallucinogenic effects of psilocybin usually occur within 30 minutes of ingestion and last from 4 hours to 6 hours.
In some individuals, changes in sensory perception and thinking patterns may last for several days.
Mushrooms containing psilocybin are small and usually brown or tan. In the wild, mushrooms containing psilocybin are often confused with other toxic mushrooms.
People usually take psilocybin as a brewed tea or prepare it with food to mask the bitterness. Manufacturers also crush dried mushrooms into powder and prepare them in the form of capsules. Some people who eat these mushrooms cover them with chocolate.
The efficacy of mushrooms depends on:
seed
origin
Growth conditions
Harvest season
Whether to eat raw or dry
The amount of active ingredient in dried mushrooms is about 10 times that of raw mushrooms.