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Two New Magic Mushroom Species Found in Southern Africa

Two New Magic Mushroom Species Found in Southern Africa

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Psilocybe ingeli and Psilocybe maluti were discovered on cattle dung in South Africa and Lesotho, where healers use them in trance rituals.

Psilocybe ingeli and Psilocybe maluti were discovered on cattle dung in South Africa and Lesotho, where healers use them in trance rituals.

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Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

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

At a glance

Latin name

Psilocybe ingeli, Psilocybe maluti

Psilocybe ingeli, Psilocybe maluti

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Mycologia

Mycologia

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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New Discoveries

New Discoveries

Two new species of magic mushrooms,Psilocybe ingeli andPsilocybe maluti, were discovered in southern Africa, growing on bovine manure in South Africa and Lesotho. Basotho healers in Lesotho, known as "lingaka," use them to induce trance-like states for spiritual guidance with a brew of these mushrooms and other local plants.

Two new species of magic mushrooms,Psilocybe ingeli andPsilocybe maluti, were discovered in southern Africa, growing on bovine manure in South Africa and Lesotho. Basotho healers in Lesotho, known as "lingaka," use them to induce trance-like states for spiritual guidance with a brew of these mushrooms and other local plants.

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