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Mushrooms: Whole Vs Ground

ResonanceOfGoodbye

ResonanceOfGoodbye

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A lot of the shrooms I have aquired lately have come almost as powder after being ground up. Does this have any effect on potancy? It seems like a much more complicated way to take them.

Anyone else grind up your shrooms? Why?
 
I have never received ground up mushrooms. Personally I'd be pissed lol. The only thing I can think of is im pretty sure that bruising the mushrooms causes oxidation of the psilocin which deactivates it and therefore causes loss in potency...so I suppose it could lose potency from being ground up and mistreated and exposed more to oxygen. But for powder I'd either make tea or put it on PB&J to test the potency ;)

EDIT: are you positive you're getting real mushrooms? I think that amanitas can come in powdered extract, probably not very likely if you've been getting them a lot and know they're real, just an idea
 
NeuroDr said:
I have never received ground up mushrooms. Personally I'd be pissed lol. The only thing I can think of is im pretty sure that bruising the mushrooms causes oxidation of the psilocin which deactivates it and therefore causes loss in potency...so I suppose it could lose potency from being ground up and mistreated and exposed more to oxygen. But for powder I'd either make tea or put it on PB&J to test the potency ;)

EDIT: are you positive you're getting real mushrooms? I think that amanitas can come in powdered extract, probably not very likely if you've been getting them a lot and know they're real, just an idea
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Oh yes, am very sure they are real shrooms :D

I have recieved them like that several times, in one case, actually picked localy and ground up, so not bottom of the bag stuff or anything.

Just never had em like this before :P
 
friends of mine have bought shrooms from a hippie. one eighth of cubensis powdered in one of those small toy vending-machine capsules. they were pretty legit.

obviously increased surface area can lead to degradation, but as long as they're fully dried then you won't notice the difference. plus usually it's hard to hold onto shrooms for any length of time, so even if you get them powdered they probably have been on the shelf for a couple months tops.
 
The most common way I've consumed mushrooms is having them dried and ground up and filled into big capsules. It works just as well, 3 or more caps and your tripping pretty hard.

Infact I've only ever had raw mushrooms once, was more of an effort to consume and I didn't trip as hard as I usually do off the capsules. People actually sell mushroom capsules around here, they're fairly common during the right season. They're much easier to store and consume.
 
I Used to grind mine up, mainly through a fear of them going rotten, i'd dry them out, grind to dust then dry some more, then store away, also it's a little bit easier weighing powder.

Don't do it no more though, ever sine I drooped a ground up 8th all over the carpet.
 
The bruising blues could be caused by a very small fraction of the indoles, enough for you to see but it doesn't automatically mean that they are significantly degrading.
In fact to prevent degradation I will most probably make all the shrooms I get cracker dry, grind them and encapsulate before putting into the freezer for the longest storage possible...
Started growing some again recently :)

Reasons should be clear tho: if you powder it you can seal off a baggie more airtight, if its in capsules that is a barrier right there, all of this is just to keep substances from the elements.
The ones we should keep an eye on are UV-radiation (like in sunlight), higher temperatures, humidity and oxygen. Arm yourself against those and you're good to go.

Fresh mushrooms have my preference in general but for storage purposes the more processed is usually the better.
 
Its either the shake or a very weird practice for a dealer. One advantage i see with ingesting ground mushrooms tho is i bet the come-up would be significantly reduced in time and it would hit you harder. If they are ground up there will be more surface area leading to faster absorption.
 
The most common way I've consumed mushrooms is having them dried and ground up and filled into big capsules. It works just as well, 3 or more caps and your tripping pretty hard.
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this is a good idea, i have never heard of this method before. How much do you end up taking with this method, like one gram?
 
B9 said:
Some weirdos grind mushrooms into powder - why i have never understood - however it happens
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agreed. it took me a while but eventually ive come to relish the terrible taste and strange texture of eating them. Its like part of the rite of the trip, like downing aya or cactus brew :)
 
Chewing the shrooms is by far the best ingestion method. This way the shrooms reach your stomach as a paste full of saliva, speeding up absorbtion and so having a little effect on the strenght of the peak. But if you can't manage the weird taste, griding them and putting the powder in capsules seems to be a valid alternative, altough much more of a hassle.
 
I agree eaten is best in terms of the overall trip, speed of onset duration etc - however out of convenience i often make a brew & powdered mushrooms filter rather badly - hence i like em whole
 
I disagree with the fact that chewed mushrooms offer a better trip.

I find chewed mushrooms kick in too fast. Tea is unbearably intense on a come-up.

I liked the parachuted powder. I got alerts at 45 minutes and peaked at 1.5-2 hours and was down by around the 6th hour.

The other methods kick in too fast and give me more body load.
 
I know I said chewing was the 'best method' but what I wanted to say in fact is 'most efficient'

Me I like to chew them on an empty stomach, feel the effects after only a few minutes some times :)
 
If the shrooms are completely dried then I don't see what the big dif in potency would be ground or not. I had some a few months ago. 3g powdered in little tubs of cake frosting that was absolutely mind blowing. Some people just get really repulsed by the taste. Me, I d/c though, I'll eat field shrooms on the spot ;)
 
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