Magic mushroom or known as mushroom letong (cow dung). This mushroom has many names that call it boomers, golden tops, gold caps or cubes. Mushrooms derived from cow dung has been widely known for people to seek fun momentarily in hallucinating, make unconscious, pseudo pleasure and it can reduce the level of depression. According to the International Narcotics Control Board, cow dung mushrooms do not include narcotics under the control of the Psychotropic Drug Convention in 1971. But in Indonesia, the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) determined that magic mushrooms belong to addictive substances because they can cause addiction.
Magic mushroom (psilocybecubensis) belongs to the genus psilocybin which in its etiomology is psilocybin derived from the Greek, psilo which means bald, and cybe which means head, So it means the cow dung mush is round-shaped like a head.
When a person consumes this cow dung mushroom, psilocybin compounds will enter the body and when psilocybin is in the body will affect the performance of the brain that affects the motor balance. The active compounds contained in psilocybin such as LSD result in changes in autonomic function, motor reflex, behavior, and perception. It also affects the digestion, blood flow, and performance of other organs and causes tremors, nausea, and insomnia.
Effects caused by eating Magic mushroom can last for 3-8 hours depending on the dose consumed. Hallucinations arise depending on the place and time when consumed in places and situations are bad then the hallucinations would be bad, but if done in a comfortable place will produce a fun hallucinations.
Common effects caused by this cow dung fungus are:
- Uncontrolled laughter. Seeing an ordinary occasion aja will be something very funny.
- Forget something that will be done as after a person consumes this lethargic mushrooms will urinate, when he reached the bathroom will forget what he will do.
- When closing the eyes will see something strange, can be something scary or fun.
- Can not focus, when talking to someone talking can not focus and that is discussed not connected with the conversation.
- Like hearing a strange voice.
- Lazy to move, want to sit where it continues. Do not want to move.
- When you see a wall or a tree, it will look like a motion.
The danger caused when consuming Magic mushroom is:
- Long-term effects if often consume this fungus can cause the risk of mental illness and brain memory disrupted.
- Can not distinguish fantasy and reality.
This is the most frightening danger of the Magic Mushroom effect, many deaths from the effects of fantasia or hallucinations. Example:
- If someone is in the room alone and consumes cow dung mushrooms, when you see a knife in the room can be a ballpoint pen. And when the knife is used to draw in his hands there will be bleeding that can result in death.
- A person can do a reflex breaking the window glass that resulted in a piece of stuck glass and unknowingly pulled the piece of glass without asking for help from others. It can also cause death.
Lots of cases of death when consuming this fungus due to the effects of hallucinations caused. Although the effects can be a pleasant effect, but be careful with the negative effects. Now Magic mushroom has been incorporated into the laws that exist in Indonesia tetung rules of the wearer.
Hopefully the article on the effects and dangers of cow dung fungus is beneficial to all of us. It can add insight into what is a magic mushroom, the effects it produces and the dangers of consuming them.