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Whole Mushroom Extract Outperformed Synthetic Psilocybin in a Study

Whole Mushroom Extract Outperformed Synthetic Psilocybin in a Study

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

A new study found real psilocybin mushroom extracts outperformed synthetic psilocybin in potency and duration.

A new study found real psilocybin mushroom extracts outperformed synthetic psilocybin in potency and duration.

How solid is it?

Animal

Animal

Animal – mouse study

Animal – mouse study

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

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

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: Bona fide mushroom extracts outperform synthetic psilocybin in potency and duration, according to a new study.

: Bona fide mushroom extracts outperform synthetic psilocybin in potency and duration, according to a new study.

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