MNS USA- The Benefits of Mushrooms

[musashi]

Mushrooms have been used as medicine since the beginning of man. It is only now that Western cultures are embracing this form of medicine and realizing it's significance in the treatment of many illnesses spanning from mental health to cancer treatment. I understand that in addition to Turkey tails and Reishi mushrooms, Cubensis and Panaeolus strains will be offered. Strains from 2 collections- John W. Allen and James O'Neill. I am hoping that they will visit this thread soon and "illuminate" us on the various strains and perhaps put them all on a "Marks-o-meter" to help us determine which is best suited to our chemotype. Get your questions ready!

mu

 

[James ONeill]

Thank you for the introduction Musashi, sorry I'm a tad late to the party. Its been very busy here between gardens and lab work. Let me practice posting some pictures here so I can get a hang of the format. I'm here for anyone that has questions or needs any help with anything fungi related. I will try and get John Allen registered as well because he is a valuable asset with decades of knowledge on everything psilocybe.

 

[musashi]

Good morning @James ONeill

I got this from a newletter I receive. Care to comment?

Soften your trip with MDMA​

Having a difficult trip? Here’s some advice we didn’t expect to hear from the scientists… do more drugs.

In a recent study, researchers found that taking MDMA along with psilocybin or LSD improved subjective experiences, compared to psilocybin or LSD alone.

To be clear, combining MDMA with psilocybin (aka hippie flipping) or LSD (aka candy flipping) is nothing new. Psychonauts and ravers have been mixing mind-altering substances to fine-tune their highs for decades.

But controlled research on these trippy cocktails has lagged behind popular use. So Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris and team decided to dig deeper, and here’s what they found. Relative to classical psychedelic use alone, hippie flipping (shrooms + MDMA) and candy flipping (acid + MDMA) led to:

Significantly less intense challenging experiences, grief, and fear Increased feelings of self-compassion, love, and gratitude No effect on mystical experiences or general compassion

mu

 

[musashi]

For a second I thought they were talking about "A5" hahaha. Excuse my dyslexia.

 

[earth magic]

Good morning @James ONeill

I got this from a newletter I receive. Care to comment?

Soften your trip with MDMA​

Having a difficult trip? Here’s some advice we didn’t expect to hear from the scientists… do more drugs.

In a recent study, researchers found that taking MDMA along with psilocybin or LSD improved subjective experiences, compared to psilocybin or LSD alone.

To be clear, combining MDMA with psilocybin (aka hippie flipping) or LSD (aka candy flipping) is nothing new. Psychonauts and ravers have been mixing mind-altering substances to fine-tune their highs for decades.

But controlled research on these trippy cocktails has lagged behind popular use. So Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris and team decided to dig deeper, and here’s what they found. Relative to classical psychedelic use alone, hippie flipping (shrooms + MDMA) and candy flipping (acid + MDMA) led to:

Significantly less intense challenging experiences, grief, and fear Increased feelings of self-compassion, love, and gratitude No effect on mystical experiences or general compassion

mu

I see some research where MDMA shears the neural dendrites off

You can find out a lot from a 'bad trip' if you are brave

Interesting thread, thanks

 

[Proud Kraut]

Hahaha no choice but to be brave on a bad trip...best to choose the road wisely...