TEKers also report less nausea due to some of the chitins being broken down for them by the lemon juice. Boil kettle or pan of water on the stove top.

A process where you put dried shrooms, chopped up or grinded, into lemon juice. Ideal for stacking, these gummies boast our Lemon Tek.

Lemon tek refers to letting your dose of psilocybin mushrooms sit in lemon or lime juice before consumption—essentially cooking them as the citric acid starts to break down the mushroom material.

In that case I apologise, dear psychonaut.

But I couldn’t recall if we were consciously lemon tekking or just following the advice of someone’s older brother for a stronger trip.

But also be aware that fasting before a mushroom journey can strengthen the experience, and in addition to the possible increased potency from the lemon tek, the combo can be intense, so start with a low dose (0.5 to 2 grams) for your first experiment.

Variety that users love for their glowy visuals, high energy and giggly good vibes, even at higher doses.

Because of this, many swear by lemon tekking and don’t eat mushrooms any other way. And so the acids in the lemons start breaking down that chitin before the mushrooms enter your digestive system. Over a year ago, I was in the jungle of the Yucatan peninsula at a magic mushroom retreat with a guy from Oregon who kept raving about lemon tekking. ‘What is the difference? Do not leave for longer than 20 minutes, Fill the glass with some water, swirl, making sure to get all bits of the mushroom, and drink.

We are here to help you weigh up the differing benefits of lemon TEK and shroom tea.

Put a small amount of water in the glass, swirl and drink to get any leftovers. Acids extract the alkaloids into the solution, that are absorbed quicker in your stomach than your stomach having to break down fungus material to get the actives out. Some, if not all the effects may be attributed to placebo effect.
A quick note on strain and species: Many folks lemon tek strains of Psilocybe cubensis, psilocybin truffles (like P. tampensis or P. Mexicana), as well as some wild varieties (like P. caerulescens), which can be weaker than indoor grown cubes.

A quick note on dose: Because many experienced mushroom users report lemon tekking can strengthen the experience, I suggest starting with about half your normal dose of dried mushrooms. Lemon TEK vs Shroom Tea.

Lemon TEK boasts a faster come up, more of a ‘heady’ feeling, and a shorter trip (usually shaving a few hours off). Similarly, some of my survey respondents said it made the trip “more profound” and strengthened the visuals and the peak. This page was last modified on 24 December 2019, at 14:11. Take off the heat. 1 g feels like around 2 g and so on.

The citrus starts to break down the cell walls and extracts the magical compounds like psilocybin, psilocin, and possibly others Barlow says, like baeocystin and norbaeocystin, leaving your stomach with less work and so less chance to feel upset.

This is one of the reasons why psilocybin mushrooms take about an hour before their effects begin. “It’s not witchcraft,” says Seth Warner, founder of the mushroom education resource MycoRising. Tea is an ideal way to ingest the magic - it is tasty, gentle on the stomach and absorbs faster.
You can always take more after an hour or two if you desire, but there’s no way to take less. By the time I get into it, it’s gone,” described Andre*.

When mushrooms or truffles are ingested, the acid in the stomach naturally dephosphorylates the psilocybin into psilocin, its psychoactive form.

Grind your mushrooms or truffles into a very fine powder, Fill the glass with just enough lemon juice to cover the powder, Leave for 20 minutes, and stir every 5. Contains gelatin, sugar, lemon juice and 0.7 g of ground lemon tek magic mushrooms per individual gummy candy. The reason for this is because many find the acidity of pure lemon TEKing too much, causing reflux or indigestion. Required fields are marked *. Place lemon juice and lemon tek in a blender and blend on high until completely mixed. Although the trip itself is described as stronger, often the tripper is less tired after lemon TEKing. Similarly a lot of people choose tea because they don’t like the taste of the raw stuff. So, what do you know about shrooms?

Totally up to you!

Some people like to turn their lemon-psilocybin concentrate into a tea for a better taste and easier digestion. Until you know how your body reacts to the mix, it’s a good idea to start out with half the dose you would normally take. [3] Purported effects include faster onset, a more intense trip, and reduced nausea. So whether you TEK or tea, or a mixture of the two, we hope that this comparison has helped you get to know your mushies a little bit better. Many experience this as a much shorter come-up, come-down, and overall trip in general.