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Psilocybin, ein psychotroper Wirkstoff aus dem mexikanischen RauschpilzPsilocybe mexicana Heim

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The active principle ofPsilocybe mexicana Heim, a mexican mushroom with hallucinogenic properties, has been isolated in crystalline form. The compound has been given the namePsilocybin; it possesses indole characteristics and contains phosphorus. A second substance, closely related toPsilocybin but found only in traces, has been calledPsilocin.

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  1. Pharmazeutisch-chemisches Laboratorium SANDOZ, Basel

    A. Hofmann, R. Heim, A. Brack & H. Kobel

  2. Laboratoire de Cryptogamie du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris

    A. Hofmann, R. Heim, A. Brack & H. Kobel

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Hofmann, A., Heim, R., Brack, A. et al. Psilocybin, ein psychotroper Wirkstoff aus dem mexikanischen RauschpilzPsilocybe mexicana Heim. Experientia 14, 107–109 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02159243

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