Fish mold (Psilocybe cubensis)

鱼霉yú méiYumei

Psilocybe cubensis · Fungus

Psilocybe cubensis
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains psilocybin; hallucinogenic; may cause anxiety and panic reactions; avoid with psychiatric conditions; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Fish mold for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Depression Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Fish mold does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit CalmingBenefit Cognitive

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Psilocybe cubensis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.