Provides answers to frequently asked questions and debunks commonly believed myths about magic mushrooms.
- Why do some people puke on shrooms?
Many people experience nausea and/or vomiting during mushroom experiences, especially with larger doses.
- Why do different species and strains of mushrooms have different highs?
All active Psilocybe mushrooms contain the same main substances which are psilocybin, psilocin and to a lesser degree baeocystin and norbaeocystin.
- What is the most potent mushroom?
Likely the most potent species are the wood chips inhabiting species like Psilocybe azurescens, Psilocybe cyanescens and Psilocybe subaeruginosa.
- What is the difference between Amanita muscaria (Fly agaric) and Psilocybe mushrooms?
General differences Psilocybin/Psilocin Mushrooms Mushrooms that
contain the hallucinogens psilocybin and/or psilocin belong mainly to
the genera: Psilocybe, Conocybe, and Panaeolus.
- What are the legal ramifications of being caught with psychedelic mushrooms?
A state-by-state listing of links related to U.S. laws regarding the legalities of mushrooms and other drugs.
- What are the gold flakes on the caps of my mushrooms?
The gold flakes people sometimes see on the dried caps and stems of their mushrooms is vermiculite.
- What are some acute psychological and physiological effects of psilocybin?
Acute psychological and physiological effects of psilocybin in healthy humans: a double-blind, placebo-controlled dose-effect study Felix Hasler , Ulrike Grimberg, Marco A. Benz, Theo Huber and Franz X. Vollenweider
- What are hydroponic mushrooms?
Hydroponic mushrooms are normal shrooms. It's fairly common for people to call mushrooms that have been grownindoors "hydro" because people associate that word with indoor cultivation.
- Nausea and Puking
An answer from one who suffers on every shroom trip.
- mushroom poisoning antidote
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- Is there strychnine in mushrooms?
No, there is no strychnine in mushrooms.
- Is it true that that shrooms make a hole in your brain?
There have been no studies to suggest that any of the chemicals contained within any variety of psilocybin mushroom can cause any type of physical damage in the human's brain. what you are thinking of is not a hole in your brain but the use of indorvines to produce the high the psilocybe produces so when you come off of the high your brain is running a little low on some which produces the sight of a hole in your brain if you get a cat scan.
- Is it true that hallucinogens can be transferred through skin?
Neither ingested psilocybin, nor LSD can be transferred through contact with a human's skin.
- If you are allergic to penicillin would you also be allergic to shrooms?
There is no direct connection between the penicillin allergy and allergy to magic mushrooms.
- How long does psilocybin / psilocin stay in the body?
Once ingested, most of the psilocybin is converted into psilocin within the first hour.
- How do shrooms work?
The answer to this question is somewhat complex and not 100% understood by scientists.
- How do shrooms work (very simplified)?
psilocybin
- How do i keep my temperature under control
without upsetting the other room temperatures
- Has anyone ever died from eating psilocybes?
There is one documented case of a man who consumed large amounts of P. semilaceata and died thereafter.
- Does tripping change your range of hearing?
Although it may seem that tripping causes you to see and hear things sharper the truth is that only your perceptions have changed.
- Do hallucinogenic mushrooms cause liver damage?
The mushrooms that contain psilocybin and psilocin will not cause liver damage.
- Do caps or stems contain more psilocybin/psilocin?
The caps tend to contain more psilocybin and psilocin than stems.
- Can one go insane while tripping on mushrooms?
The answer to this question is not a simple yes or no, even for the average person with no emotional or psychological problems or any family history of mental illness the answer is surely an un-equivocal no.
- Can mushrooms be smoked?
There continues to be controversy around whether or not smoking psilocybin/psilocin containing mushrooms can produce a psychoactive effect.
- Are there long-term effects of taking hallucinogenic mushrooms?
There are no long term physical effects from ingestion of mushrooms containing psilocybin and psilocin.
