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2020-01-29 Science & Technology
Just one dose of magic mushrooms can ease anxiety and depression for five YEARS in cancer patients, study suggests
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Posted by Skidmark 2020-01-29 08:30|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

#1 Just a guess, but like most "science" nowadays, they found what they set out to find.
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-29 09:58||   2020-01-29 09:58|| Front Page Top

#2 And give the sensitive women patients a case of yeast infection from hell. Something rarely seen with that plastic high substitute LSD-25

Posted by 3dc 2020-01-29 10:44||   2020-01-29 10:44|| Front Page Top

#3 This is absurd. A tiny study population, no mention of what kind of or stage of cancers or where the patients were in their treatment. Plus, the picture isn’t of magic mushrooms, we used to have hell keeping hippies off a deer lease because the cattle dung all over the place was covered in the stuff.
Posted by BrujoTejano  2020-01-29 10:45||   2020-01-29 10:45|| Front Page Top

#4 It's coming. In 10 years the idea of using psychedelics for some disorders will be as commonplace as using CBD.
Posted by Iblis 2020-01-29 10:52||   2020-01-29 10:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Also what species of Magic Mushroom. There are many from the big cow pie growing ones to the little wood digesters that are 1000s of times stronger.

An example of one of the less potent wood digesters.
the Effects of Psilocybe Cyanescens

Not only is Psilocybe cyanescens more potent it has different effects from that of Psilocybe cubensis. It comes on quicker, in 5 to 15 minutes when chewed in the mouth, instead of the 15-30 minutes required for Psilocybe cubensis. It also peaks quicker, in about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, instead of 2 to 2 1/2 hours for Psilocybe cubensis. Its also somewhat sedating (perhaps do to the 4-OH-T content), while Psilocybe cubensis is very stimulating. Its also less exciting, less euphoric, but more relaxing and peaceful. Its also much more visual and more "psychedelic" or mind-altering and much more dreamlike. Repeated use during a day can make you very drowsy and can make it very easy for you to fall asleep, while repeated use of Psilocybe cubensis will make you very alert and cause difficulty in falling asleep. Clearly, the relaxing quality of Psilocybe cyanescens is its hallmark, making it a nice alternative to the stimulating amphetamine-like psychedelics such as LSD, peyote, exstacy, and Psilocybe cubensis (which is the least stimulating of the bunch). Some people dislike stimulants very much, for them Psilocybe cyanescens is the choice to make when deciding on which one to use. Other people dislike sedatives and would therefor not much enjoy the effects of Psilocybe cyanescens.
Although Psilocybe cyanescens is mellow its not as "friendly" as Psilocybe cubensis. It tends to be weirder and more "trippy", "emotional" and "empathogenic". Psilocybe cubensis almost always makes you feel euphoric, which causes the "trip" to be very positive. Its very hard to become depressed while "high" on Psilocybe cubensis because of its euphoric qualities. While "high" on Psilocybe cyanescens you don't have that nice euphoria to keep you in a good mood during the trip. Its not a "feel good" mushroom, while Psilocybe cubensis is. Small doses of Psilocybe cubensis are very euphoric without any hallucinogenic effects; while small doses of Psilocybe cyanescens have only hallucinogenic effects, and no noticeable sedation.

Note: The effects of most dreamogenic mushrooms are much better when the blue diquinone content is destroyed.

the Known Active Chemicals of Psilocybe Cyanescens

Out of the dozens of known dreamogenic mushrooms Psilocybe cyanescens, the "caramel cap", is one of the most potent dreamogenic mushrooms known to exist. Although its potency has been compared to Psilocybe cubensis in terms of psilocybin and psilocin content it is still much stronger on a gram for gram basis. Psilocybe cyanescens is said to contain up to 19.6 milligrams of psilocybin and psilocin per dried gram (16.8 mg psilocybin and 2.8 mg psilocin) which is almost 2% of the dry weight. Psilocybe cubensis is said to contain up to 15.1 mg of psilocybin and psilocin per dried gram (13.3 mg psilocybin and 1.8 mg psilocin). Clearly this would mean that Psilocybe cyanescens is only around 1.3 times the strength of Psilocybe cubensis, but anyone who is very familiar with the effects of both species will notice that Psilocybe cyanescens is at least 5-10 times stronger.
There are many reasons for this misconception. It is true that they have similar levels of psilocybin and psilocin per dried gram, but the studies that came up with the above numbers failed to include the other psilocybin and psilocin anologs present in these mushrooms. Psilocybe cyanescens is known to contain psilocybin, psilocin, and also baeocystin, norbaeocystin, and 4-OH-T.

Posted by 3dc 2020-01-29 10:56||   2020-01-29 10:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Paul Stamets book is the magic mushroom bible. "Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms", as GGMM contains the "fruits" (pun definitely intended) of ten years further research into the cultivation of the caramel capped psilocybes,the parameters given there may be more accurate than elsewhere.
Amazon link
Posted by 3dc 2020-01-29 11:19||   2020-01-29 11:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Paul Stamets is the only real expert on mushrooms and like fungi.
Posted by 3dc 2020-01-29 11:21||   2020-01-29 11:21|| Front Page Top

#8 
Posted by 3dc 2020-01-29 11:22||   2020-01-29 11:22|| Front Page Top

#9 A correct dose of mushrooms can stop anxiety & depression forever.
Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2020-01-29 11:36||   2020-01-29 11:36|| Front Page Top

#10  correct dose of mushrooms can stop anxiety & depression forever.

So can arsenic. And it is 100% natural!
Posted by DarthVader 2020-01-29 11:42||   2020-01-29 11:42|| Front Page Top

#11 Peyote
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-29 15:56||   2020-01-29 15:56|| Front Page Top

#12 Noted. Will look into this in depth later, though the idea of tripping is negative for me — as Mr. Wife used to say, reality is for those who can’t handle drugs.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-01-29 17:47||   2020-01-29 17:47|| Front Page Top

#13 Due to the awful taste and aftertaste one will find all sorts of recipes of how to prepare something that tastes worse then excrement to make it down an abusers throat. They run the gamut from embedding in peanut butter sandwiches chased with 3 beers to fancy chocolate recipes.
heh...
Posted by 3dc 2020-01-29 18:27||   2020-01-29 18:27|| Front Page Top

#14 In college: Henry Weinhard's
Posted by Frank G 2020-01-29 19:20||   2020-01-29 19:20|| Front Page Top

#15 Campbell's Cream Soup
Posted by Lex 2020-01-29 22:18||   2020-01-29 22:18|| Front Page Top

#16 "Taste tests rank it higher than candy
(but make sure a bucket is handy)!
Our Cream of Shroom Soup
May remind you of poop,
But you'll love that new label, eh Andy?"
[Warhol winks; label seethes like psychedelic snakes... or a Pandora's box of animated crayons... or...]
Posted by Elmavigum tse Tung6847 2020-01-29 22:55||   2020-01-29 22:55|| Front Page Top

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