Theย Thai Elephant Dung strain,ย also known asย TED,ย Thai cubensis, or simply the โElephant Strainโ, is a cubensisย found emerging naturally from Thailandโs elephant excrements.
Stories around the origins ofย Thai Elephant Dungย mushroom Strain vary. On one hand it is suggested it could beย Psilocybe Samuiensis, aka the Allen Strain,ย named in honor of the ethno-mycologist John Allen who found the specie growing in water buffalo dung on the island of Kho Samui back in 1991. Other rumors are that it’s a relative of Pan Cyan.
Even if these stories leave a veil of mystery around these elephant strains,ย Thai elephant mushrooms are unique because they grow on one dung and one only: the precious Thai dung. The Thai people say the Thai dung is the โperfect alchemistโ that turnsย Thai elephant dung into Thai Elephant Dungย Psilocybe Cubensis: the โmushroom of illuminationโ.
Moreover, if some mycologists suspect that the nature of the substrate affects the quality of the potency, this psychoactive specieโs special relationship with elephant dung surely intrigues; especially in a country where Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings, is worshipped. This probably contributed in making Thai Elephant Dung mushrooms strains a little glorified as well.
Thailand, โthe land of smilesโ has a long history with magic mushroom tourism. In the late 60s it was normal to have restaurants proposing P. Subcubensisย omlettes or shakes.
Traditionally called by the Thai natives as โhed keequaiโ translating to โmushroom which appears after water buffalo defecatesโ, the foreign interest made it a common practice amongst the villagers and farmers to cultivate psychoactive strains. And there is no doubt that the unique exotic substrate the Elephant Dung mushrooms grow on is probably responsible for their popularity.
Today, theย Thai Elephant Dung Strainย has given birth to sub-strain descendants such as the powerfulย Koh Samui Super strainย akaย KSSSย and theย Thai Ban Huanย magic mushroom.
Reported to have a strong โheadyโ psychoactivity, you must be ready to embark on a fantastic journey of self-discovery, and to simply surrender to the mystical powers of Ganeshโs dung. – Microzoomers.co
