Sugabearcrisp said:

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

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                this is good.




30 g fresh 15 min light simmer lemontek

170 lb

Myco-A-E said:

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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I haven't known any one to experience WLP from Gymnopilus.

Thinking about what Sugarbearcrisp mentioned about different types of wood.... 🤔  I do know where to gather a type of wood/substrate/water that should produce WLP when used for growing Gymnopilus. It seems to work reliably for Azurescens.

I'm still collecting and testing... but here is what I've observed so far: For me, most/all of my WLP experiences in general, have been connected to a water source with high levels of known toxins.

This has led me to suspect, many wood loving, psilocybin producing mushrooms can potentially cause WLP, when/if grown in substrates containing additional foreign (toxic?) compounds. 

I bet even cubensis could be grown in such a way which could cause WLP.


I do have a recommendation for further research... The jury is still out on what causes WLP... One hypothesis is WLP is caused by the mushrooms absorbing toxins from the environment, sourced from toxic algae blooms.




The above image is algae sourced from Fort Stevens State Park, from the substrate of WLP causing azurescens. If, WLP is caused by this exact Toxic Algae Bloom, then using the water in the bucket to grow Wood Lovers should reliably produce WLP when the mushrooms are ingested.

Edit: The "wood" I've found with WLP causing Azures was originally trees growing in the same questionable substrate. Then bulldozed into piles where a large number of Mushrooms grow. That "wood" seems to have absorbed something toxic and passed it on to the mushrooms.

Note on the Algae grow:

I used jacks 3-2-1 nutrients at full strength, added a hose to spin the water, set in an LED light and added the culture. Worked really well. It was my little Toxic pet for a while lol.

I'm not so keen on trying this myself any more.... but if someone is interested in the culture to test for science or something, lmk✌️