Amanita Research Forum

It´s good to sprinkle "ash" (spores) for propagation, near the place where they are picked. Also the burial of the stalk under the host trees, as the sticky stalk retains many spores, could be a good method. In the book "Magic mushrooms in religion & alchemy", the author mentions that buried sporula...

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Gaboxadol is a potent agonist of GABA receptors that contain alpha4, alpha6, and delta subunits, which have more restricted anatomic distribution in the thalamus, hippocampus, and cerebellum and are mainly extrasynaptic in location

I´ve tried A. pantherina 3 times, more than ten years ago. One small piece of dried cap each time, boiled for more than twenty minutes in spring water. Felt general physical discomfort. Much more "electric" at nervous system level as many people report. Kind of "feline spirit" fierce feeling. Weird ...

I have special interest in AM bibliography and if I had to recommend only one book about this subject this would be it.

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I´ve tried both and find dehumidifier is better. Get cracker dry caps in less than 72 hours. It´s more expensive but it pays. I already had a dehumidifier before finding the first AM as I live in a very humid place. Tried drying them first with the oven, then dehydrator and lastly dehumidifier. Bee...

Dehumidifier dried caps (2019)

I´ve tried both and find dehumidifier is better. Get cracker dry caps in less than 72 hours. It´s more expensive but it pays. I already had a dehumidifier before finding the first AM as I live in a very humid place. Tried drying them first with the oven, then dehydrator and lastly dehumidifier. Been...

I live in northern Spain. I study AM since 2005. Have tried it in different ways and consider my jar of dried caps a treasure as this mushroom has somehow helped me to overcome some emotional/psychological/alcohol abuse problems. It has given me strength to work hard and I think I can understand why...