Mj. Bogusz et al., HONEY WITH PSILOCYBE MUSHROOMS - A REVIVAL OF A VERY OLD PREPARATION ON THE DRUG MARKET, International journal of legal medicine, 111(3), 1998, pp. 147-150
In 1996 samples of suspicious honey preparations were confiscated at t
he Dutch-German border. The labels on the 50 ml jars indicated that th
e honey contained Stropharia cubensis (better known as Psilocybe cuben
sis). The jars were filled with honey with a ca. 1 cm layer of fine pa
rticles on the top. The particles were collected and subjected to micr
oscopic and chemical analysis. By microscopy mushroom tissue (plectenc
hym) and spores typical for the genus Psilocybe were identified in all
samples. The HPLC analysis with atmospheric pressure mass spectrometr
y and diode array detection revealed psilocine but psilocybine was not
found. The quantitative analysis was very difficult due to the matrix
problems. A search showed that the honey with Psilocybe can be purcha
sed in Dutch coffee shops without any limitations although psilocine a
nd psilocybine belong to listed substances according to Dutch law.