scatmanrav said:

Your both wrong, bluing isn't an indication of potency in any way.

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But they are by no means BAD or something you should turn down. That's what I was trying to get across and when you harvest shrooms, alot of times the shrooms blue when you pick them and if he thinks they are dead just because they are blue and not going to eat them because of it....well he can send them my way...LOL

scatmanrav said:

Your both wrong, bluing isnt an indication of potency in any way.

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I never said it was an indication of potency but rather some of the most potent shrooms i have experienced were bruised heavily. There is a difference. Sure I have also experienced some that barely bruised and also had great times with them.
So no it is not indicative of potency but rather oxidation of the psilocin/enzymes.

thenewguy05 said:

IMHO if you know the difference in the chemicals the bluing reaction USUALLY indicates the amount of psilocin in the mushrooms. psilocin is less stable and breaks down very easily from oxidation in most mushrooms with the exception of azurescens, but in this species the psilocybin content is almost twice as much as the psilocin content. psilocybin breaks down in the body into psilocin; I look at it this way, take you bluing reaction and double what you see in a single fruit-body. it's usually dead on but some times you can be thrown for a loop if the mushrooms were treated nicely.

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