christian said:
-Apparently it's even stronger when you drink your urine, as there is rumour that a chemical conversion has occured.
Amanita contains ibotenic acid and muscimol. Ibotenic acid is highly neuro-toxic and a small amount converts into muscimol in the body.
Muscimol is the psychoactive alkaloid in amanita that you want. You can convert the ibotenic acid to muscimol by heating it.
The LD50 for muscimol in mice is 3.8 mg/kg s.c, 2.5 mg/kg i.p. The LD50 in rats is 4.5 mg/kg i.v, 45 mg/kg orally.
Here is a recipe that I found, haven't tried it but it sounds good. You have to experiment with dosage since it varies a lot between the mushrooms.
"This method of cooking Fly Agaric helps to convert ibotenic acid and muscarine, into muscimole (the main visionary component of the medicine). By cooking it this way, you remove most if not all of the unpleasant side effects, and create a stronger visionary experience.
1. Make sure the cap to stem ratio is about 3:1
2. If working with wet mushrooms, dry the mushrooms out in the sun or on a dry screen on the lowest setting of an oven, with the door slightly open. If using the oven, check regularly as it will only take an hour at the most.
3. Render into a power using a coffee grinder, spice mill, etc.
4. Put a pot of water over heat/flame.
5. Bring the water to 180-190F/82-87C degrees. This is VERY important. Too hot and it will destroy the visionary components, too cold and not enough of the toxins will get converted.
6. Once you’ve reached around 190F/87C degrees, place in the powdered contents.
7. Stir regularly and watch the temperature constantly. If the water starts to simmer, it means that the temperature is at least 212F/100C degrees and too hot.
8. It’s recommended to let it steep in the hot water for a half an hour to an hour, but sometimes I’ll let it cook longer than that. But once enough time has past, remove from the heat, let it cool, and the medicine is ready for ceremony."