Talk:Psilocybin mushroom

Any Biologists? Evolution section?

Just wondering why these mushrooms evolved to contain Psilocybin. If you know, write a section about it! I love you! --Grant M (talk) 07:38, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Discussion regarding merger

A current discussion regarding a possible merger, or broadening of focus of this article is underway at: Talk:Psilocybin#merger_idea_with_Psilocybin_mushroom

There is as yet no merger tag placed; it is only a discussion. However, even though it is this article that would be merged the discussion is there. If posting a reply here (which seems appropriate to me), please reply also at that discussion for the sake of continuity. - Steve3849 ^talk 21:38, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Map wrong. Magic Mushrooms grow on Vancouver Island(west coast Canada). I know, I used to pick them in fields. OR I know, but still the map is wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.53.157.85 (talk) 04:17, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Rename article to "Psilocybe Mushrooms"

I believe muchrooms have two or three psychoactive chemicals in them, not just psilocybin. I bhelieve psilocin and baeocystin -- at least one of those is psychoactive. So having the article titled "Psilocybin mushrooms" isn't completely accurate if you ask me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.99.0.202 (talk) 16:29, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

The article Psilocybe already exists, and covers the entire psilocybe genus. The introduction to that article states that they are best known for the psychodelic members of the genus, but that most species do not contain psychoactive compounds. The Psilocybin mushrooms page mentions both the compounds psilocybin and psilocin, and specifically discusses the hallucinogenic species of the psilocybe family. I believe the distinction between the two articles is important and valid. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 19:27, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Who?

Does anyone knows who is Carmen Hillier?? 94.24.208.27 (talk) 18:00, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Fixed. It was (really) old vandalism. Thanks for catching it. Prolog (talk) 18:32, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

chart

Can someone make that chart at the bottom hidden by default or rework the page so it doesnt mess up the bottom?--Metallurgist (talk) 07:25, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do. I hadn't seen that chart before but you're right, it's messing up the layout pretty badly. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 07:40, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Fixed. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 07:43, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

The map

I'm copying here a remark I made a couple weeks ago regarding the map http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Psilocybe-cubensis-range-map.png

"Plants and fungi can't possibly be bounded to political divisions :) According to this, the mushrooms can be found in one half of New Guinea, and not the other? And in most of South America, but not Paraguay?"

Also, I found a similar reliable map (for Psilocybin mushrooms in general, not just cubensis) page 64 of Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World by Paul Stamets, which is referenced here several times by the way (see Notes and References). It doesn't look like this at all...

L'œuf (talk) 12:29, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Least harmful drug according to British experts.

British experts in drug harm put psilocybin mushrooms as the least harmful drugs on their list ( http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/drugs_cause_most_harm ). Perhaps some information about this could be included in the article?158.39.241.139 (talk) 19:04, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Maybe put this at the part where it says that it's a soft drug if it can be said to support that claim. Otherwise the bit about the ban on the sale of the mushroom coming under criticism should be removed as biased. Superpronker (talk) 16:27, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

New Hopkins study

Not MEDRS, but I just read this in the San Francisco gate. I haven't seen the study itself but it might be worth a look over to see if there's anything we can include. If not, I'm sure with the influx of recent psilocybin trails we'll see a decent metastudy in the next couple years. Anyway, I will try to find the study when I have some free time and I'll bring it up here. N^oformation ^Talk 01:12, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

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Studies suggest Psilocybin Mushroom may help depression

Reported in Guardian links below http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jan/23/magic-mushrooms-psilocybin-depression-drug?

http://www.nature.com/news/psychedelic-chemical-subdues-brain-activity-1.9878

CMP=twt_fd — Preceding unsigned comment added by JohnDempseyUK (talk • contribs) 20:31, 23 January 2012 (UTC)