Can you eat psilocybin mushrooms raw? Can you eat them dry? Can you drink them? The answer to all these questions is yes, yes, yes. You can consume magic mushrooms however you like. However, the most common way to consume magic mushrooms is dried. Dried magic mushrooms are also the most versatile. First of all, they keep much longer than fresh mushrooms. You can also prepare them in many different ways:
As you can see, the possibilities for enjoying magic mushrooms are endless. Take your pick from this list, try them all, or even come up with your own!
After reading about the effects of psilocybin, it is no surprise that psilocybin mushrooms have many therapeutic uses and even more therapeutic potential. Psilocybin is used to treat mood disorders, such as depression and anxiety. It is used to treat substance abuse, such as alcohol and tobacco dependence. In addition, different institutions, such as Johns Hopkin’s Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, are studying the effectiveness of psilocybin therapy for opioid addiction, Alzheimer’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, anorexia nervosa, and alcohol use in people with major depression.
Although most forms of psilocybin therapy have relied on full-blown psychedelic trips as part of treatment, the effects of microdosing, or taking very small, non-hallucinogenic doses of psilocybin mushrooms, are also being studied, and the results of these preliminary studies are also very promising.
The therapeutic potential of both hallucinogenic doses and microdoses of psilocybin is very exciting. Not only has psilocybin proven to be more effective than many conventional treatments, but it is also cheaper, and in many cases, all you need is one dose. One dose. Let that sink in.