

While the Psilocybe Cubensis tends to be the most popular, below is a break down of top 10 Psilocybe mushrooms ranked by potency: This chart and potency levels are to give you an idea in general about where that mushroom should generally be in regards to potency compared to other mushrooms. Please understand that the potency levels listed below are based on the measurement of one specific mushroom and that every mushroom will vary in potency up or down by 1% or more. If it bruises blue to almost black in color and has a spore print that is between a purple-brown to rusty-brown color then you can be almost certain that you have found a psilocybin mushroom. One of the biggest telling points of whether a mushroom contains psilcoybin or not is if it bruises a bluish color caused by psilocin activity within it. There are more than 180 species of hallucinogenic mushrooms in the world with new species being discovered all the time. Baeocystin acts similar to psilocin.īasically we need to consider all 3 because when you add them all up that will give you the total psychedelic potency level of that mushroom. When psilocybin is eaten it is converted to psilocin which is what causes the psychedelic effect. Psilocin is the psychoactive metabolite of psilocybin and baeocystin is a psilocybin derivative or analog. It is important to understand the levels in the mushroom that you choose to consume because different types of psychedelic mushrooms can be 12x more potent than others. There are over 180 types of magic mushrooms varieties all with different potency levels (some 12x more than others) in different habitats throughout the world.Īll the types of magic mushrooms have different levels of active ingredients which include psilocybin, psilocin and baeocystin.
