| psilocybin | 3-(2-dimethylamino)ethylindol-4-ol dihydrogen phosphate;the N',N' -dimethyl derivative of 4-hydroxytryptamine; obtained from the fruiting bodies of the fungus Psilocybe mexicana and other species of Psilocybe and Stropharia. Psilocybin is a congener of 5-hydroxytryptamine, with striking central nervous system effects, and is readily hydrolyzed to 4-hydroxybufotenine; used as a hallucinogenic agent (and by Mexican aborigines to induce trances). Synonym: indocybin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| psilocybine | <chemical> The major of two hallucinogenic components of teonanacatl, the sacred mushroom of mexico, the other component being psilocin. Pharmacological action: hallucinogens. Chemical name: 1H-Indol-4-ol, 3-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-, dihydrogen phosphate (ester) (12 Dec 1998) |