Occurrence of Psilocybin/Psilocin in Pluteus Salicinus (Pluteaceae)
Mycologia July 1, 1981 DOI: 10.1080/00275514.1981.12021406
Summary
The mushroom *Pluteus Salicinus* contains the potent hallucinogen Psilocybin, a discovery that broadened our understanding of natural psychedelics. Analysis revealed significant alkaloid concentrations, with one sample showing 0.05% psilocybin and 0.005% psilocin. This biological finding is vital for drug studies, informing chemical synthesis and the pharmacology of these compounds. Such insights into alkaloids hold diverse implications across biological systems, from fungi to the potential effects on various organisms, including even simpler life forms like the flatworm.
Abstract
(1981). Occurrence of Psilocybin/Psilocin in Pluteus Salicinus (Pluteaceae) Mycologia: Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 781-784.