DISCLAIMER The author and publishers of this guide do not condone or condemn those who are seeking an alternative state of consciousness. However, we feel that this information should be provided freely for those individuals who feel a need to study the various aspects of entheogenic mind-altering fungi which occur in Australia and New Zealand. It is not the intention of the writer nor the publisher that this guide is to be used for the purpose of the illicit human consumption of said described fungi. COPYRIGHT This book is the first complete guide to entheogenic mushrooms to be published on the internet. This Index has received 26184 hits. ISBN: 158214-098-7 Copyright 1999 by John W. Allen and Erowid.org. All photographs are by John W. Allen except Psilocybe aucklandii and Psilocybe australiana By C.J. King, Gymnopilus purpuratus by Jochen Gartz, and Psilocybe subaeruginosa by R.V. Southcott. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Cattle as a possible dispersal mechanism for psychoactive dung fungi Common epithets Public awareness of psilocybian fungi Psychoactive potency of agaric species Dosage levels Dosages for woodchip species Methods of ingestion Identification of Australian psychoactive fungi Other suspected Australian psychoactive fungi Chemical identification of Australian psychoactive fungi Psychoactive effects of psilocybian mushrooms Psilocybian mushroom poisoning Accidental ingestions down under Treatment for psilocybian mushroom poisoning Flashbacks Psilocybian fungi and the law Psilocybian mushrooms in New Zealand Some final thoughts Table I: Suspected species which are not psychoactive Table II:Hallucinogenic fungi identified from Australia and New Zealand Table III: Australasia. species in Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand Acknowledgements Suggested Readings [Index] [Next Page]   Last Modified - Sun, Oct 29, 2000 Copyright 1999 John W. Allen and Erowid [ Back to Psilocybin Mushroom Vault ] [Plants & Drugs] [Mind & Spirit] [Freedom & Law] [Arts & Sciences] [Library] [Search] [About] (content and html © 2001 Erowid.org. Please ask permission before publicly reproducing.)