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== Species == | == Species == | ||
Magic mushrooms include the biological genera Copelandia, Gymnopilus, Inocybe, Panaeolus, Pholiotina, Pluteus, and Psilocybe. | Magic mushrooms include the biological genera Copelandia, Gymnopilus, Inocybe, Panaeolus, Pholiotina, Pluteus, and Psilocybe. | ||
=== Psilocybin === | |||
There are hundreds of species of psilocybin mushrooms but ''Psilocybe cubensis'' is the most common mushroom used for inducing psychedelic experiences due to its ease of cultivation. In the wild, it is commonly found on cow dung but can also be found on horse and buffalo dung. | |||
== Magic Mushroom Potency == | |||
''Cubensis'' is reported to be “moderately potent,” with analytical reports ranging from 0.7 to 13.3 mg per gram (mg/g) of dried mushroom. Bigwood and Beug<ref name=":0">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0378874182900149?via%3Dihub</ref> found “that the level of psilocybin and psilocin varies by over a factor of four among various cultures of ''Psilocybe cubensis'' grown under rigidly controlled conditions, while specimens from outside sources varied tenfold.” | |||
* For the data nerds, the ranges for individual reports were 0.7-6.2 mg/g<ref name=":0" />; 3.2-13.3 mg/g<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0378874182900149?via%3Dihub</ref>; 11.5 ± 2 mg/g<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073809004927</ref>; 0.7-3.5 mg/g<ref>https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/22/14068</ref>; 6.2-15.1 mg/g<ref>https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dta.2950</ref>; 5 mg/g, 6.3 mg/g, 1.5 mg/g and 1.5 mg/g<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2005.00033.x</ref>. | |||
''Psilocybe cyanescens (''“wavy cap”)'', Psilocybe serbica'', and ''Psilocybe azurescens'' are some of the more potent species with regular reports of psilocybin concentrations of over 15 mg per gram and up to 17.8 mg/g!<ref name=":1">Stamets 1996 ''Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide''</ref> | |||
''Psilocybe subaeruginosa'' is a species of moderate-to-high potency found in Australia and New Zealand that has been reported to have from 4.5 to 11.2 mg of psilocybin per gram of dried mushroom.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
* Note: these values are for dried mushrooms which are the most common way they are consumed. Mushrooms have reliably been reported to contain about 90% water. | |||
== Dry Powder Storage == | == Dry Powder Storage == | ||