I want to buy this.

Interesting, but I'll believe it when I see it. I'd like to at least see some video proof of testing or something.

(11-08-2015 10:42 PM)Ekscentra Wrote:  I have the means of obtaining it. The trouble is, it's a slow grow. Even were this to begin today (which it won't), it could easily take close to a year before it's ready for extraction. It's not my first priority, but it's on the radar.

Eks, what's the strain and where can you buy it? I have some friends with a mushroom farm.

http://www.snopes.com/mushroom-orgasm-fungus/


Origins: On 8 October 2015, the web site IFL Science published an article reporting that the smell of a rare Hawaiian mushroom could cause women to have a spontaneous orgasms:

Officially discovered back in 2001, John Halliday and Noah Soule were the first to record the effects of a fungus that could instantly induce female orgasm.

Published in the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, Halliday explains that he and his colleague Soule heard of an unusual fungi growing in recent lava flows on the island of Hawaii — a bright orange mushroom which supposedly caused women to suddenly reach climax for no apparent reason.

Forming on lava flows 600–1000 years old, the unnamed Dictyophora species was deemed a very intense aphrodisiac when smelled by women — despite, or maybe because, of its “fetid” smell. The pair put the claim to the test by asking volunteers (I wonder how they whittled the number of applicants down?) to take a deep whiff, and recording their arousal levels. The results recorded in the Journal show a significant increase in arousal, with nearly half of the women experiencing spontaneous orgasms. All of the men, on the other hand, claimed it smelled absolutely disgusting.

IFL Science is not the first to report on this orgasmic fungus: since Halliday and Soule published their paper on it in 2001, dozens of news publications, web sites, and blogs have all written about this mushroom's alleged abilities to induce olfactory orgasms. It appears, however, that the only people who have not been writing about this titillating phenomenon are other scientists.

Our research did not turn up any other scientific studies about this orgasm-inducing and unnamed Dictyophora species, and the one extant study is itself a bit flimsy. Halliday and Soule conducted a "smell test" in 2001 involving 16 women and 20 men. Six women reportedly experienced spontaneous (but not "earth-shattering") orgasms while smelling the fungus, and the other 10 (who received smaller doses) experienced an increase in heart rate. What caused the spontaneous orgasms? Halliday speculated that the fetid odor of the mushrooms may have had "hormonelike compounds present" that had some "similarity to human neurotransmitters released during sexual encounters":

The island of Hawaii in the Central Pacific, there has long been the rumor of a bright orange colored mushroom with peculiar properties. Found growing only on recent lava flows approximately 600 to 10,000 years old, this variety of mushroom has the reputation of being a potent female aphrodisiac when smelled. In this study the morphology and chemistry of this unnamed Dictyophora species is described, along with the results of a smell test conducted on volunteer participants, showing that there are significant sexual arousal characteristics present in the fetid odor of this unique mushroom. Indeed, nearly half of the female test subjects experienced spontaneous orgasms while smelling this mushroom. These results suggest that the hormonelike compounds present in the volatile portion of the spore mass may have some similarity to human neurotransmitters released during sexual encounters.

While Halliday's study is certainly intriguing, it's somewhat short of representing a rigorous scientific standard: it's a single, decade-old study that was conducted with a very small sample group and published in a minor journal, one which has not since been replicated or vetted by other researchers in the scientific community.

It should be noted that they suspect two sesquiterpenes for the said effect.

All the essential oils traditionally known for aphrodisiac properties are predominantly comprised of sesquiterpenes- and terpenols, so there might be some substance to the claim. Especially since the recent hedione-studies.

(11-14-2015 12:57 PM)Phyros Wrote:  Eks, what's the strain and where can you buy it? I have some friends with a mushroom farm.

The Hawaiian variety is the one used in the study. I'm told that other varieties are only suitable for culinary purposes.

http://www.alohaculturebank.com/Dictyoph...lanmUQo7qA

They're very expensive spores, and a slow grow (1 year, roughly). Along with the traditionally preferred techniques, ORMUS would likely be an excellent addition. Perhaps one could cut it down to a 4-6 month grow with a higher yield? Who knows? This hasn't been tried with mushrooms before.

Saw this on Graham Hancocks feed tonight. Takes what Paradox said quite a bit further. But I'm glad I didnt spend $225 to figure it out.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/2016/02/14/hawaii-orgasm-mushroom/#.VsPxP_krKM-

for those too lazy to read the article:

Bad news: Orgasm inducing mushrooms are a total fraud

Good news: If you rub your own semen on yourself its the same as A-1, GOA, Cohesion, etc. Saves money and proves my theory that the Wu Tang clan actually got all those women because they would rub it on the skin like lotion without commotion.

Some of us have been testing this, and no, it's far from a fraud. I've never tried anything else that managed to give a body high through scent alone. It's real, but whether it can be brought to the point of spontaneous orgasm is a different question.

The variety does not matter, and it appears that only the fruiting body elicits gender-specific effects.

(02-17-2016 10:13 AM)Ekscentra Wrote:  Some of us have been testing this, and no, it's far from a fraud. I've never tried anything else that managed to give a body high through scent alone. It's real, but whether it can be brought to the point of spontaneous orgasm is a different question.

The variety does not matter, and it appears that only the fruiting body elicits gender-specific effects.

How many women did you try it on?

How many found the scent repulsive?

How many experienced this body high you talk about? Were they aware they might experience a body high before you exposed them to it?

Are you contemplating including this as an ingredient in some commercial product you are thinking of selling?

So far it sounds like nonsense. The only study that claims the purported effects is by a man who has a business selling mushrooms and which he published in a journal for which he is listed as an editor (despite the fact that he does not seem to have any actual scientific credentials). All the secrecy, the NDA with the unnamed pharamaceutical giant, the lack of other studies ... my money is on this shrrom doing fuck all. Methinks I will stick to psilocybin and a little amanita for the slow days personally.

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(02-17-2016 11:29 AM)Alphonse Wrote:  How many women did you try it on?

How many found the scent repulsive?

How many experienced this body high you talk about? Were they aware they might experience a body high before you exposed them to it?

Are you contemplating including this as an ingredient in some commercial product you are thinking of selling?

So far it sounds like nonsense. The only study that claims the purported effects is by a man who has a business selling mushrooms and which he published in a journal for which he is listed as an editor (despite the fact that he does not seem to have any actual scientific credentials). All the secrecy, the NDA with the unnamed pharamaceutical giant, the lack of other studies ... my money is on this shrrom doing fuck all. Methinks I will stick to psilocybin and a little amanita for the slow days personally.

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I've made no claims on the effects on others. So far this is only a self-effects test. NP17 can tell you how it's worked on others.

Both NP17 and I have experienced a body high, I believe. More will need to test this before we can be sure this is a consistent effect. Like most anything, the self-effects diminish with repeated use.

Yes, I am thinking of using this as part of a larger mix. It may prove useful, and though it hasn't induced orgasm in itself, I suspect it could reduce the threshold to a similar or greater extent than TAC.

Based on studies alone, I'd tend to agree with you. We don't have enough information to be sure it works one way or another, and what little information we do have is suspect. Still, just from the few tests I've done (and assuning this effect is consistent and not gender-specific), it shows promise and it absolutely does do something.

The greater question is how useful could it be in a mix? Does it do something we can't already achieve with other components? Is it better than what we already have? More testers are neededbefore any of these questions can be answered. Given that any part of the mushroom can be used, it ends up being much cheaper than we originally thought.