Psilocybin: from ancient magic to modern medicine
Psilocybin: from ancient magic to modern medicine
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Psilocybin (4-phosphoryloxy-
N,N
-dimethyltryptamine) is an indole-based secondary metabolite produced by numerous species of mushrooms. South American Aztec Indians referred to them as
teonanacatl
, meaning “god’s flesh,” and they were used in religious and healing rituals. Spanish missionaries in the 1500s attempted to destroy all rec...
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Psilocybin: from ancient magic to modern medicine
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2402433319
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0021-8820
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1881-1469
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10.1038/s41429-020-0311-8
