Frequently Asked Questions
Amanita Mushrooms 101
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the Difference Between Lucid and Euphoria Extracts?
Both Lucid and Euphoria are crafted with wild-foraged Amanita muscaria—but the extraction process and the targeted effects are different.
Lucid
Lucid is extracted to convert ibotenic acid into muscimol, a compound that supports your GABA system—the part of your brain responsible for calming, slowing down, and signaling that it’s safe to rest. GABA plays a key role at night, helping the body release tension and transition into sleep and dream states.
Think of GABA as the brake pedal—helping you stop, soften, and surrender.
Euphoria
Euphoria is formulated differently. It preserves a small amount of ibotenic acid, which interacts with your glutamate system—the part of your brain involved in alertness, learning, and hormonal balance. Glutamate helps regulate mood and focus during the day and plays a vital role in setting the tone for your body’s stress response.
Glutamate acts like the steering wheel—keeping you engaged, responsive, and balanced through the day.
What are Amanita Mushrooms?
Amanita mushrooms are recognized by their bright scarlet caps adorned with white spots.
These mushrooms have been used for thousands of years as potent adaptogens, known for enhancing mood and supporting balanced sleep cycles.
Are they Safe?
While they can be potentially toxic in their raw state, careful drying and proper formulation transforms them into one of nature's most powerful allies for well-being.
It’s advised not to consume them raw if you find them in the wild.
However, when processed correctly, Muscimol mushrooms are safe.
At WonderVerse Wellness, we ensure safety by using decarboxylation to convert any potentially toxic compounds into more Muscimol.
Muscimol is a compound that promotes calm and relaxation by interacting with GABA receptors in the brain, soothing the central nervous system.
What are they good for ?
Microdosing whole plant Amanita mushrooms is known to have a broad-spectrum of benefits, here are a few:
Euphoric Mood
Reduce Stress, Anxiety and Depression
Grounded Energy
Heart-Opening & Reduce Social Anxiety
Activate Lucid Dreaming
Curb Cravings & Addictions
Reduce Pain & Improve Recovery
Heightened Creativity
More Restful Sleep
What's an Adaptogen?
Adaptogens are powerful plants that adapt to nature.
We often forget to include ourselves in the definition of nature but the truth is: you too are nature!
Adaptogens are just as capable of adapting to you as they to any natural enviroment.
These highly intelligent plants help your body find balance and adapt to stressors — physical, psychological, and environmental.
Amanita does what in the Body?
Our formulas are designed to enhance feelings of calm and relaxation by interacting with GABA receptors in the brain.
GABA is a neurotransmitter that promotes a calming and soothing effect on your central nervous system.
Will I Experience Intense Effects?
No.
Our products are carefully formulated for microdosing.
Psychoactive vs Psychedelic - What Is the Difference?
While both have an effect on your brain and its functions, not all psychoactive substances are psychedelic.
Psychedelics (serotonergic hallucinogens), are a class of psychoactive substances that affect all the senses, altering a person’s thinking, sense of time and emotions.
Psychoactive refers to a substance that affects the mind, mood, consciousness, and emotion. Coffee is a good example of a psychoactive that is not psychedelic.
Psychoactives tend to offer a more approachable option for people looking to improve mental and emotional health outcomes.
What is Mircodosing?
A microdose is a subtle, often sub-perceptual amount of a powerful substance.
The majority of the health benefits found in mushrooms are developed in routine not a single dose.
Microdosing is about creating a mindful routine where you can develop a relationship between yourself ad the mushroom.
We suggest setting an intention before each dose and watch it unfold.
How Do I Best Source Amanita Mushrooms?
Knowing how to identify mushrooms in the retail space is just as important as it is in the wild.
No mushroom. No magic.
With any mushroom, the holistic experience is only available when you include the natural synergies of the whole plant.
Look for products that call out "whole plant or Full Spectrum"
Is Whole-Plant Like Full-Spectrum ?
Yes. Whole plant and full spectrum are often used interchangeably.
Both terms refer to utilizing the entire plant to extract a broad spectrum of bioactive compounds.
The result of these different compounds working in harmony with each other is a more synergistic and more holistic experience, as well as, a more accurate representation of its potential benefits.
What is an Isolate?
Isolates are pure extracts of a single compound, excluding all other compounds.
Examples of isolates in cannabis would be THC or CBD.
In the case of Amanita, most isolated products use harsh solvents or chemicals to isolate the active ingredient, Muscimol.
Then to mask the awful taste of these harsh solvents, a masking agent is typically needed.
Gummies are a common masking agent for isolate products.
Are Amanita Mushrooms Legal in My State?
Yes, Amanita mushrooms are legal in U.S. (except for Louisiana state).
Where Do You Source Your Mushrooms?
Our mushrooms come straight from nature. They are wild foraged by hand via foraging groups in the arctic circle.
Tincture vs Gummy ?
Both are great for different reasons.
Tincture tend to be fasting acting and more bioavailable, while gummies tend to be more long lasting.
Tinctures are great for intermittent fasters while gummies are great tasting and feel more like candy.
Is Amanita the Santa Claus Mushroom?
We can confidently say, maybe.
Siberian shamanism does surprisingly echo Santa's story.
Siberian shamans would in fact go through great lengths to deliver gifts of Amanita mushrooms during winter months to help with seasonal depression and other mood disorders.
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