Name: Liberty Cap Mushroom
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WHAT ARE LIBERTY CAP MUSHROOM ?

Liberty Cap Mushroom also known as Psilocybe semilanceata, are a psychedelic mushroom species that contain the hallucinogenic compounds psilocybin and psilocin. They are the most popular, potent, and easily available magic mushrooms in nature.

Some common names for Psilocybe semilanceata are: Liberty Caps, Blue Leg, Meditationspilz, Magic Mushrooms, Narrenschwamm, Paddlestool, Pixie Caps, Psilo, Schwammerl, Shrooms, Witch Cap, and Zwergenhut.

USES

Liberty Cap Mushroom have been used for their psychoactive and spiritual properties since ancient times, but the first recorded incident of liberty caps specifically being used is from 1799. According to chemist Augustus Everard Brande, a family in London experienced symptoms which included pupil dilation, hallucinations, and spontaneous laughter every time they ate a certain type of mushroom picked from London’s Green Park. Brande was later able to use James Sowerby’s 1803 book titled “Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms” to identify that they were indeed eating liberty caps.

Since then, there have been several studies done to learn more about the compounds in this mind-bending fungus. In 1985, a study by Dutch chemist Tjakko Stijve and partner Thom Kuyper, a microbiologist from Wageningen University, concluded that Liberty Caps had a very high concentration of psilocybin, around 1.7%.

A Finnish study in 1987 tested the potency of liberty caps over time. It was discovered that psilocybin levels decrease only slightly over the years. Levels of psilocybin were detected in liberty caps that were over 100 years old!

In 1993, German chemist Jochen Gartz conducted another study on liberty caps which showed an average of 1% psilocybin. However, some liberty caps that he analysed had a maximum of 2.37%, which is the highest concentration of psilocybin for any mushroom species.

The results of all these studies prove that liberty caps are not only the most potent type of magic mushroom in nature, but they also sustain very consistent psilocybin levels.

Liberty cap mushroom effects

The effects of liberty caps are similar to those from a mild dose of LSD and can vary depending on the mood, situation, and expectation of the user.

Effects come on after about half an hour and last up to 9 hours depending on the numbers taken. Users often laugh a lot and feel more confident. Some people find that they feel sick and suffer from stomach aches. Higher doses result in a mild to moderate trip with visual and sound distortions.

“It’s a natural high. I giggle a lot and feel more relaxed. It changes the way you see and feel about things. You discover new things about yourself”.

A bad trip can be very frightening and may include feelings of anxiety and paranoia. This is more likely with high doses and where the user already feels anxious. People who experience a bad trip can usually be calmed by others reassuring them.

As with LSD, tolerance develops quickly so the next day it might take twice as many liberty cap mushroom to repeat the experience. Physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms do not result from regular use though some people may become psychologically dependent and feel a desire to use on a regular basis. At present, there is no evidence of serious health damage from long-term use.