Naturally occurring in more than 200 species of fungus, the compound called psilocybin has been used by humans for its cognition-altering properties for much of recorded history.
This prodrug—which means it’s a biological compound that is not itself a drug, but when metabolized allows one’s body to produce a drug—causes humans to rapidly produce psilocin…
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