Group in the POISINDEX classification: VI
Active ingredient:
(1) psilocybin (phosphate ester of psilocin)
(2) psilocin
(3) baeocystin
Mushrooms producing:
(1) Psilocybe genera (multiple species)
(2) Panaeolus genera (multiple species)
(3) Strophaeria
(4) Panaeolina foenisecii
(5) Gymnaopilus spectabilis
(6) Pluteus salicinus
(7) Inocybe aeruginascens
Onset of symptoms is usually 20-60 minutes after ingestion.
Clinical features:
(1) unmotivated laughter and euphoria
(2) hallucinations
(3) disorientiation
(4) convulsions, especially in children
(5) hyperkinetic compulsive movements
(6) panic or anxiety
(7) headache
(8) vertigo
(9) coma
Systemic features:
(1) change in heart rate (tachycardia or bradycardia)
(2) fever
(3) hypotension
(4) muscular weakness
(5) nausea
