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Planta Med 1985; 51(5): 385-387
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969526
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Occurrence of Psilocybin in Various Higher Fungi from Several European Countries

T. Stijve1 , Th. W. Kuyper2
  • 1Central Quality Assurance Laboratory of Nestec Ltd., CH-1800 Vevey, Switzerland
  • 2Rijksherbarium, Post Box 9514, 2300 Leiden, Netherlands
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1985

1985

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26 February 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Using high performance liquid and thin-layer chromatographic methods more than 100 species of fungi from Europe belonging to 18 genera were analysed for the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin and for some related tryptamine derivatives. Psilocybin, psilocin and/or baeocystin were found in 3 Psilocybe 1 Panaeolus, 5 Inocybes and one Pluteus.

Psilocybe semilanceata and Panaeolus subbalteatus proved to be the only psilocybin-containing fungi that can be gathered in Middle and Northern Europe in sufficient quantities to permit abuse.

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