Contents:
- Medical Video: Your Brain On Shrooms
- Is that a magic mushroom?
- Magic mushrooms are classified as narcotics
- Effect of eating magic mushroom
- The magic mushroom effect on mind and consciousness
- Magic mushroom effect on the body
- Danger of eating magic mushroom
Medical Video: Your Brain On Shrooms
There are thousands of types of fungi in this world. Some of them are safe and good for daily consumption. However, there are also types of fungi that are toxic and dangerous if consumed. One of them is a magic mushroom, also known as cow dung mushroom.
This mushroom is not to be eaten everyday, but as a trigger for hallucinations. Some people intentionally consume it illegally to seek momentary pleasure. However, do you already know what a magic mushroom really is and its effect on the body? Just look at the following complete information to find out.
Is that a magic mushroom?
The magic mushroom is the name for about 75 species of wild mushrooms that contain natural chemicals called psilosibin. These fungi usually grow in the feces of livestock such as cattle and buffalo. The content of psilosibin is what is sought because it can cause certain sensations that are intense, depending on the psychological condition of the person who consumes them.
Because, psilosibin will directly attack the cells and system of your brain. As a result, oxygen becomes blocked to enter the brain. This makes the brain work slower. So, you will feel effects that are not natural after consuming them.
This fungus is usually dried or eaten raw. Users can also mix it in eggs, dishes, tea, or other drinks. There are also dealers who process this "magic" mushroom into powder so that it can be sucked through the nose.
Magic mushrooms are classified as narcotics
In Indonesia, the circulation and use of cow dung mushrooms is a crime. Because of the substances and effects it caused, the government categorized magic mushrooms as first class drugs. This prohibition is contained in the Narcotics Act No. 35 of 2009.
Effect of eating magic mushroom
After eating this mushroom, you may feel the effect in about 20 to 30 minutes. This depends on the different content of psilosibine in each mushroom harvested. Here are some things that might happen after the effect is felt.
The magic mushroom effect on mind and consciousness
- Emotions that pop up. You can be overly happy, overly sad, or overly angry
- Cannot distinguish imaginary and real
- Worry
- Panic attack
- Disorientation or daze
- Fear or paranoia
- Feeling the things around him are very funny or very sad
Magic mushroom effect on the body
- Numbness, especially on the face
- Blood pressure and heart rate increase
- Dry mouth, even nausea and vomiting
- Limp muscles, twitching, or spasms
- High heat until shivering and full of sweat
- Cannot control when to urinate
Danger of eating magic mushroom
Not so many results of studies that study the dangers of magic mushrooms in the long run. So, it is not certain whether this cow fungus can cause addiction. However, the magic mushroom can indeed make you more immune to psilosibin and must add more portions to get the same sensation.
Here are things that might happen if you often eat magic mushrooms in the long term:
- Change in mindset (becoming more chaotic and irregular)
- Brain cognitive function decreases
- Delusions and hallucinations
- Impulsive behavior (risky and not thinking)
- Drastic and unexpected mood swings
- Death due to reckless and dangerous actions, such as suicide
