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Psilocybin Did Not Relieve Pain in Mice

Psilocybin Did Not Relieve Pain in Mice

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Single doses of psilocybin (0.3–10 mg/kg) failed to reduce inflammatory, nerve or muscle pain in mice.

Single doses of psilocybin (0.3–10 mg/kg) failed to reduce inflammatory, nerve or muscle pain in mice.

How solid is it?

Animal

Animal

Animal

Animal

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Psilocybe spp.

Psilocybe spp.

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

Nature

Nature

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Pain Reality Check

Pain Reality Check

Psilocybin (Psilocybe spp.) given once at 0.3, 2, or 10 mg/kg failed to reduce inflammatory, neuropathic, or muscle pain in mice across mechanical, heat, cold, and functional pain tests. Apparent cold “relief” was traced to drug-induced hypothermia, not true analgesia, with core body temperature dropping sharply for ~30–60 minutes. The data show psilocybin does not act like a painkiller at the nerve or tissue level, supporting that its clinical benefits are psychological and perceptual rather than direct pain-blocking.

Psilocybin (Psilocybe spp.) given once at 0.3, 2, or 10 mg/kg failed to reduce inflammatory, neuropathic, or muscle pain in mice across mechanical, heat, cold, and functional pain tests. Apparent cold “relief” was traced to drug-induced hypothermia, not true analgesia, with core body temperature dropping sharply for ~30–60 minutes. The data show psilocybin does not act like a painkiller at the nerve or tissue level, supporting that its clinical benefits are psychological and perceptual rather than direct pain-blocking.

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