Reason why we carry out research and write articles on psychedelics, so as to eradicate the stigma of psychedelics being regarded as a recreational drugs. Depending on the form of mushroom you are interested in (dry, fresh, powder, microdose etc), you could either swallow it directly, eat it, brew a tea, or smoke it. Although certain cultures have been known to use the hallucinogenic properties of some mushrooms for centuries, psilocybin was first isolated in 1958 by Dr. Albert Hofmann, who also discovered lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).