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Umiddelbart vil jeg tro at det generelt ikke er særligt udbredt at brænde sin kokain af. Hvorfor gør du det?

The caps tend to contain more psilocybin and psilocin than stems.

From Morphological and chemical analysis of magic mushrooms in Japan : 

..... The psilocin/psilocybin contents in P. cubensis were in the range of 0.17–0.78%/0.44–1.35% in the cap and 0.09–0.30%/0.05–1.27% in the stem. Hallucinogenic alkaloids (psilocin and psilocybin) have a tendency to be contained in the cap more than the stem. Our results are in agreement with the findings of Wurst et al. [8] who found lower concentrations of psilocybin in the stem than in the cap of the hallucinogenic fungus, Psilocybe bohemica. P. cubensis samples also had a tendency to contain larger amounts of psilocybin than psilocin. This tendency is consistent with results reported by Bigwood and Beug [4]......

When the data from the above study is  proecessed, it shows that in the samples of the above study, the caps were 30% more potent than stems.


Mushrooms though come with caps AND stems thus it would be a complete waste to only use the caps just because they are slightly more potent.

The matter is unclear...
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Q:  There is a persistent rumor in my area about psilocybin mushrooms that says if you get a bag with a lot of blue colored shrooms in it, that means it's more potent. Wouldn't a blue color at best have no effect and at worst be a sign of contamination?

A: The bluing reaction is widely believed to be the result of the presence of psilocin in the mushroom. The bluing is believed to be caused by the oxidization of currently unidentified chemical. Although speculative, the bluing reaction is considered by Paul Stamets to "parallel" the degradation of psilocin. In Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World, Stamets writes: "Apparently, the bluing pigmentation is a result of a phenomenon paralleling the degradation of unstable psilocin (dephosphorylated psilocybin) to presently unknown compounts by enzymes within the mushroom cells." (pg 56). According to this theory, bluing in these species means there is (or was) some psilocin present (don't use that as the only method of identification). Many people theorize that more blue means the mushroom is more potent, but there is no evidence for this that I know of.

In fact, it's possible that the opposite may be true. Jochen Gartz reports that in P. cubenisis, "the spontaneous bluing is a sign of a significant decomposition of the alkaloids".(1) So the blue may be the result of the destruction of psilocin...meaning the more blue a specific mushroom has on it, the less potent that mushroom is.

More likely is that the bluing has little to do with the overall content of psilocin or psilocybin. Several papers address this possibility.(2,3,4) It is known that several mushrooms which do not contain any psilocybin or psilocin, have a bluing reaction. It is also known that some mushrooms that do contain psilocybin and psilocin do not bruise at all.

At this point, the true cause of bluing, and therefore its relationship with the potency of any particular mushroom, is unknown.

The actual bluing reaction doesn't have anything to do with contamination. If one is familiar with the bluing of mushrooms, the natural bluing reaction can generally be differentiated from any mold or mildew which might grow on mushrooms. 
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So, it appears that bluing means psilocin but not bluing
does not necessarily mean no psilocin.  Also, degrees of
bluing are not a good indicator of strength.

Take care,

JD

Umiddelbart vil jeg tro at det generelt ikke er særligt udbredt at brænde sin kokain af. Hvorfor gør du det?

Tak for svar!

Jeg tænker, at vi holder os til planen. Hvis de virksomme stoffer trækkes ud ved kogning, så må det være fint

Jeg er FANDERMIG spændt! Jeg har som nævnt ikke prøvet SN før, men vi har haft et par gode og ret milde oplevelser ved at spise 7,5 Hollandia trøfler. Jeg håber, at vi får en oplevelse ligesom på trøfler - bare ét hak mere intenst. Vi er begge indstillede på at "føle" os frem og deler derfor en balje te med kun 1 gram tørrede svampe (35 stk - jeg har talt dem ). Det burde ikke slå benene væk under os, tænker jeg. Så kan vi altid opjustére en anden gang.

Vh Bobfirkant

Det kan jeg ikke lige huske Tror jeg indtog dem sammen med noget mad. Men det er bedst på tom mave, ikke?

Tak for tippet, det prøver jeg.

Kan man skylle svampene for eventuelle jordrester uden at de mister potens / psilocybinen siver ud?