A chemical that transforms a person’s feelings, temper and perception is known as Lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD. LSD is categorized as a psychedelic or hallucinogenic drug for these very characteristics. It brings visual, aural, somatosensory delusions, dream like states and paranoia.

A fungus that develops on grains and rye was initially used to produce LSD.

Albert Hofmann was the first one to produced LSD in 1938 when he worked for a Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz. He developed it with the intention of stimulating respiration and circulation. But the experiments proved to be failure and he disregarded the drug for 5 long years. Hofmann by mistake had ingested a bit of the drug in 1943, and went through the hallucinogenic effects like blurred vision, restlessness and dizziness. Some days later he formulated a solution of 0.25 mg of LSD in water and swallowed it. Again he went through the same effects.