General Mushroom FAQ

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• Is it true that that shrooms make a hole in your brain?
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  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?
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  Neither ingested psilocybin, nor LSD can be transferred through contact with a human's skin.
  
  
• Is it possible to cross 2 strains?
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  A hybrid would result from the mating of a monokaryon of one strain with a monokaryon of another strain.
  
  
• 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 should I crumble the substrate?
  
  There are several ways, all of which are similar.
  
  
• How much is the whole thing going to cost me?
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  When you begin with mushroom cultivation there is some initial cost since you need some items that you most likely don't have laying around.
  
  
• How long does psilocybin / psilocin stay in the body?
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  Once ingested, most of the psilocybin is converted into psilocin within the first hour.
  
  
• How long does it take for a pin to mature?
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  It takes anything from 2 - 5 days for a P. Cubensis pin to mature.
  
  
• How do shrooms work?
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  The answer to this question is somewhat complex and not 100% understood by scientists.
  
  
• How do shrooms work (very simplified)?
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• How Do Mushrooms Reproduce?
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  Notes: This is a compilation of information derived from another post I started at another board about a year ago (11.
  
  
• How do i keep my temperature under control
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  without upsetting the other room temperatures
  
  
• How do I harvest a mushroom?
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  A mushroom is best harvested by being pulled off the casing or cake with a twisting motion.
  
  
• How can I grow lots of shrooms, fast?
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  There is no quick and dirty way to start producing massive flushes from the start.
  
  
• 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 I need a pressure cooker?
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  You don't need a pressure cooker when sterilizing PF jars, or when sterilizing boilable instruments such as syringes.
  
  
• Do hallucinogenic mushrooms cause liver damage?
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  The mushrooms that contain psilocybin and psilocin will not cause liver damage.
  
  
• Do caps or stems contain more psilocybin/psilocin?
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  The caps tend to contain more psilocybin and psilocin than stems.
  
  
• Can one go insane while tripping on mushrooms?
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  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?
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  There are no long term physical effects from ingestion of mushrooms containing psilocybin and psilocin.
  
  
• Are psilocybe mushrooms addictive?
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  Psilocybe mushrooms are neither physically addictive nor are they likely to cause psychological dependence.
  
  
• Are aborts more potent than fully grown mushrooms?
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  Less weighing specimens have more alkaloids.