This is great research you are doing!

The Waraitake (Big Laughing Mushroom) is a very deserving psilocybian Gymnopilus that deserves extra Shroomery attention!

AEL1911 said:

Hashfinger said:

Fuck yeah. Glad to see someone out on the Japan frontier. We all wanna see some Waraitake! Fantazutake!

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I saw your post about fantazutake...Japanese is a vague language.
The problem was that Gymnopilus spectabilis is refered to as オオワライタケ(oowaraitake)
The kanji(chinese looking characters)translates to "burst of laughter mushroom."

I went back to check out the shrooms I put at the beginning of this thread.
I'll post in about an hour with pics and spore print.

https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/18905341#18905341

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Quote:

Fourteen members of Gymnopilus contain psilocybin,[3] although their bitter taste often deters recreational users. These species include G. aeruginosus, G. braendlei, G. cyanopalmicola,[4] G. dilepis,[5]G. intermedius, G. junonius, G. luteofolius, G. luteoviridis, G. luteus, G. purpuratus,[4] G. subearlei,[4] G. subpurpuratus,[4] G. validipes and G. viridans.[6] Subspecies of G. junonius from Japan are reported to contain psilocybin, while some western North American members do not.

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Psychoactive Gymnopilus?

Burst-of-laughter mushroom?


SHROOMERYYYYY! HELP THIS MAN!!



https://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/apr2005.html

ChasingBoomers86 said:

I have taken Gynmopilus Aerugenosis, and they weren't as bitter as I anticipated. Found them growing on an old pile of wood chips. It wasn't a normal trip as I possibly didn't eat enough, but it was pleasant enough to report here. I took some mycelium from the wood chips and cultivated some which when grown, they looked more like Dilepis, but still did bruise green/blueish. Only had roughly 4-5 fruiting bodies, and did not partake in them because I was more focused on the cultivation process, and they were much smaller than my actual finds in the wood chips. Next time, I will most likely make a tea if I was to partake again, for research purposes, of course.

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Silky_Johnson said:

ChasingBoomers86 said:

I have taken Gynmopilus Aerugenosis, and they weren't as bitter as I anticipated. Found them growing on an old pile of wood chips. It wasn't a normal trip as I possibly didn't eat enough, but it was pleasant enough to report here. I took some mycelium from the wood chips and cultivated some which when grown, they looked more like Dilepis, but still did bruise green/blueish. Only had roughly 4-5 fruiting bodies, and did not partake in them because I was more focused on the cultivation process, and they were much smaller than my actual finds in the wood chips. Next time, I will most likely make a tea if I was to partake again, for research purposes, of course.

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Until positive proof comes out (may be the tissue I have now) aeruginosus and luteofolius are just misidentified but the same mushroom. I however have an undescribed gym.

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Myco-A-E said:

The following initial questions are strictly for ongoing research purposes, and are not intended to encourage the consumption of Gymnopilus species. This data is intended to potentially compliment the recent paper titled, “Wood-lover paralysis”: Describing a toxidrome with symptoms of weakness caused by some lignicolous “wood-loving” Psilocybe mushrooms.

Questionnaire:

1. Have you experienced psychedelic effects somewhat similar to Psilocybe cubensis after ingesting a Gymnopilus species?

2. What species did you consume? (You can answer "Unknown" if it fits better)

3. How would you characterize the overall experience briefly?

4. Did you experience at any time during or soon after the experience difficulty breathing, inhibited movement, or any other negative symptoms? If yes, please elaborate.

5. Have you experienced any negative symptoms on two or more occasions with a Gymnopilus species?

6. Do you know someone who has ingested a Gymnopilus species and experienced wood-lovers paralysis or similar negative effects?

7. Do you have any recommendations to further advance the research on this topic?

Thank You!

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1. Yes
2. Gymnopilus subspectabilis
3. Similar to Psilocybe cubensis but milder
4. No
5. No
6. No
7a. Look into type of wood. I suspect wood lovers contain different compounds depending on type of wood they fruited on.
7b. Compare fresh and dried gymns, in my experience there is a marked difference

P.s. photos