Posted by Psychedelic mushrooms, also called magic mushrooms, usually refer to mushrooms with the psychoactive ingredient psilocybin. Plenty of other hallucinogenic mushrooms exist. However, they all have one thing in common: They are entheogens, or substances that have mind-altering effects (also known as psychoactive).
Microdosing is the newest way of taking psychedelic mushrooms that is low-key, high-function, and safe. Instead of going on a big trip that puts you in another dimension, you take a small dose that only encourages you to better anchor to reality. Whether you are gearing up for a social event, running, artwork, yoga, a busy day in the kitchen, or a business meeting, microdosing can be the supplement you seek to ignite your spark.
Each type has its own unique effects that make for distinct experiences. You’d definitely want to research before microdosing any psychedelic mushroom microdose product. Luckily, we’ve made this guide for the curious who want to know more about the different kinds of psychedelic mushrooms out there and how they might each affect them mentally, emotionally, and maybe even physically.
Psilocybe Genus
Following are the major psilocybin mushrooms out of the 300 species of mushrooms that contain psilocybin, and which are most often used for recreation, therapeutic research, and spiritual purposes. This handful of species differ in habitat, appearance, potency, and cultural value.
- Psilocybe cubensis aka “Gold caps”: Moderately potent; grows in subtropical and tropical regions on cow patties.
- Psilocybe mexicana aka “Little birds”: Moderately potent; grows in Mexico, the southeastern United States, and Central America; produces truffles, which are underground nutrient storage units under the fruiting bodies of the mushroom and contain psilocybin as well.
- Psilocybe tapanensis aka “Philosopher’s stones”: Same conditions as Psilocybe mexicana, the nickname refers to its truffles.
- Psilocybe caerulescens aka “Landslide mushrooms”: Low to moderate potency; grows in disturbed or mountainous soil in Mexico.
- Psilocybe azurescens aka “Flying saucers”: Very high potency; grows in coastal woody debris in the Pacific Northwest.
- Psilocybe cyanescens aka “Wavy caps”: Very high potency; grows in urban and suburban landscaping such as garden wood chips and mulched garden beds in city parks in parts of Europe and the PNW, where outdoor wood-based substrates exist and allow it to grow.
- Psilocybe semilanceata aka “LIberty caps”: High potency; grows in sheep and cattle grasslands of temperate regions in North America and Europe.
Panaeolus Cyanescens
Nicknamed “Blue meanies,” this species is a different genus and has a very high potency of psilocybin. It grows in tropical dung patties. These psychoactive mushrooms are also called Pan Cyan.
Amanita Muscaria
Used as an entheogen and inebriant, Amanita muscaria is also known as fly agaric or fly amanita. It is most easily recognizable with a white-gilled mushroom and a red cap with white warts. Hallucinogenic effects come from muscimol and ibotenic acid, although the latter is toxic and can cause poisoning, even in the case of edibles available at retail stores, such as amanita chocolate. Boiling it removes ibotenic acid and drying it converts ibotenic acid into muscimol. It grows in Northern Europe, Northeastern North America to Tennessee, Asia, and Central America with 3 different species depending on region.
Functional Mushrooms
These mushrooms are also called “smart drugs” or medicinal mushrooms. Some are adaptogenic, which are for busting stress. Others are nootropic for cognitive benefits, and some are both for high performance and flow. Formulations with either of these mushrooms to varying degrees may also include other ingredients and be marketed as psychedelic mushrooms or magic mushrooms. Lion’s mane, reishi, chaga, cordyceps, and turkey tail are the most common functional mushrooms.
Mindless Mushrooms
The latest product from Real Botanicals contains splittable 5 mg tablets. Instead of being extracts of psilocybin and/or psilocin, the active ingredients come from their proprietary Mindless Mushroom Blend. Remember when talking about wild psychedelic mushrooms, potency varies and is a more general estimate, and even cultivated shrooms vary by strain. The modern, publicly-accessible version is the psychedelic mushroom supplement, which aims to distill the effects into a consistent, ingestible form.
Most synthesized psychedelic mushroom supplements come as edibles in the form of gummies. They do not contain psilocybin or psilocin at all, and even amanita chocolate may not contain muscimol. Instead, they might have undisclosed substances including caffeine, kava, and hemp. People tend to buy them for recreational use, too, rather than as a regular wellness supplement. But with Mindless Mushrooms, you don’t have to worry about a melting or sticky mess. They’re also produced for the sort of therapeutic purposes that research was done on psychedelic mushrooms in the mid-20th century, with a crucial difference: Microdosing as opposed to macrodosing.
What does this mean in terms of benefits? It’s so simple, you don’t need to give it a second thought. Whereas macrodosing is a hallucinogenic trip and takes you out of the picture for several hours, microdosing is high-functioning and sustainable. You don’t need to take it every day, unlike many other supplements, because the effects last for 1 to 2 days.
Choose Mindless Mushrooms If…
- You want sustainable microdosing
- You want precise, pure, low dosages without the risk of taking too much and tripping
- You’re looking for mental and emotional benefits
- You need more mindfulness, creativity, or productivity in your life
- You’re looking for a trustworthy source of psychedelic mushrooms
- You’d like to quit drinking coffee or being addicted to it
- You want a safe psychedelic microdose experience without worrying about legal status
- You seek consistent effects that start 30 to 60 minutes after ingestion
- You’re already a fan of Real Botanicals or share the same valuing of balance and wellness