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History of Psilocybin

Explore mushroom research and guides on history of psilocybin.

History of Psilocybin

Albert Hofmann and the Isolation of Psilocybin

In 1958, Albert Hofmann isolated psilocybin from Psilocybe mexicana at Sandoz Labs. The chemistry, self-experiments, and synthesis that launched a field.