Champignons hallucinogènes d'Europe et des Amériques : mise au point mycologique et toxicologique
Annales de Toxicologie Analytique January 1, 2004 Régis Courtecuisse, Marc Deveaux 7 citations
Recreational use of hallucinogenic mushrooms is common in Europe and North America, while in Central America they are used for spiritual and religious purposes. The active indole compounds are psilocin and psilocybin. A few milligrams of psilocybin cause a classic hallucinogenic syndrome with depersonalization, euphoria, and dysphoria; treatment is symptomatic. Mycologists continually revise the list of species and their distribution across both continents; the genus Psilocybe is most important, followed by Panaeolus. Approximately 150 species are potentially hallucinogenic, based on 280 references. Proven human poisonings remain rare, and diagnosis is clinical.