Magic mushroom: Psilocybin mushrooms

Psilocybin mushrooms, or psilocybin-containing mushrooms, commonly known as magic mushrooms or as shrooms, [1] are a type of hallucinogenic mushroom and a polyphyletic informal group of fungi that contain the prodrug psilocybin, which turns into the psychedelic psilocin upon ingestion. [2] Bryan Johnson, the US-based anti-ageing influencer, took a five-gram dosage of magic mushrooms to understand the psychedelic's longevity effects. Magic mushrooms (often referred to as “shrooms”) are a broad category that includes at least 300 different species of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Most of them contain psilocybin and psilocin, which are the active components in the mushrooms that cause mind-altering effects. Magic mushrooms are any species of mushroom that contain the psychoactive compound psilocybin and psilocin. Research studies have shown shrooms offer a variety of mental health benefits.