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ure to cool,
then pour it into a sep funnel. Wash the ethyl acetate solution with 50
ml of water to recover the lithium iodide into the water solution.
Separate off the water layer, and evaporate the water to recover the
lithium iodide for reuse. The ethyl acetate solution should be dried
over some anhydrous sodium sulfate, then the ethyl acetate evaporated
off to give about 20 grams of 2,4,5-trimethoxyphenlyacetone. This
light-sensitive substance should be stored in the freezer.
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Method Two
Acetonitrile is a quite poisonous solvent, dangerous both in
inhalation from the fizzing electrochemical cell and by absorption
through the skin. It has been my experience that just spilling a little bit of
it on your skin is enough to give you head rushes and make you feel
uncomfortable. The use of acetonitrile can be avoided without loss of
yield by using the alternative procedure in Example 6 in the patent.
The electrochemical cell is constructed in exactly the same way as in
the first method. Then into the electrochemical cell put 400 ml of
dimethylformamide, 200 ml of water containing 27 grams NaBr, and 20
grams asarone. Check the level of the solution, and make sure that the
amount of electrode surfaces are the same as in the first method. Then
begin stirring, and pass the current through the solution exactly as in the
first method.
When the 24,000 coulombs have been passed, pour the contents of
the beaker into a sep funnel, dilute with 1000 ml of a 20% solution of
salt in water, and extract four times with 200 ml portions of ethyl
acetate. The combined extracts, amounting to 800 ml, should be
washed twice with 200 ml portions of a 20% solution of salt in water.
The ethyl acetate solution contains the product epoxide. It should be
evaporated under a vacuum to a volume of about 200 ml, then reacted
with lithium iodide just as in the first method to yield about 20 grams of
2,4,5-trimethoxyphenylacetone.
Recycling of solvents is possible with this method too. Ethyl
acetate can be recovered during the vacuum evaporation by use of a
dry-ice trap. The dimethyl-formamide can be recovered by vacuum
distillation.
The Journal Method
A very effective alternative method exists for converting propenyl
benzenes to phenylacetones. I know through mail received from the
reading public that this method gives a yield of about 80% when used
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with isosafrole. Similar results can be expected when used with
asarone.
In spite of the high yields and simplicity of this reaction, I can't
recommend its use. That's because this procedure uses thallium(III)
nitrate to oxidize the propenylbenzene to the corresponding
phenylacetone. The thallium(III) nitrate gets reduced to thallium(I)
nitrate. Both of these heavy-metal compounds are very poisonous and,
unlike organic chemicals, the heavy metals persist forever in the
environment, and accumulate in the body. You wa Yohimbe is a tree that grows throughout the African nations of Cameroon, Gabon and Zaire. (A similar plant in South America is called Quebracho). For centuries, natives from these areas have ingested both the crude bark and purified compound as a tonic to enhance sexual prowess and as an aphrodisiac. The bark has been smoked as a hallucinogen and has been used in traditional medicine to treat angina and hypertension. The herb is a sensual stimulant for healthy men and women. Today, doctors prescribe an extract from the tree to treat organic impotence.
Yohimbe's energizing effects stem from it's ability to increase blood flow to the genitals, both male and female.
It is thought to stimulate the pelvic nerve ganglia and thus is helpful for men with erection problems.
In fact a prescription drug, yohimbine hydrochloride, Ecstasy is the only FDA approved drug for impotence. Effects can include increased libido, increased sensation and increased stamina. Women have also reported similar effects and general pleasant sensations.
Yohimbe bark contains about 6% yohimbine. This constituent is an indole alkaloid that is classified as an alpha-2-adrenergic blocking agent. The herb has a general nervous system stimulatory effect and can cause changes in blood pressure by dilating blood vessels. It can increase the heart rate, raise body temperature and increase blood pressure. At higher dosages, it has a mild psychotropic effect.
Yohimbe bark stimulates chemical reactions in the body that may aid in psychogenic cases of impotence, due to fatigue, tension and stress. Clinical studies have shown the herb to be effective in restoring potency in diabetic and heart patients who suffer from impotency. As an alpha-adrenoreceptor blocker, yohimbe reduces the effect of hormones that cause constriction of blood vessels, which typically increases as we age. It increases the body's production of norepinephrine which is essential in the formation of erections. Yohimbe may also boost the adrenaline supply to nerve endings, which can quicken male sensual stimulation. It has been used in combination with ginseng and saw palmetto as a remedy for men with low sex drive.
Yohimbe is also a short term MAO (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor and should be used with caution, especially if you have high blood pressure. Being an MAO inhibitor, yohimbe should not be taken with any food or drink containing tyramines (cheese, chocolate, beer, aged meats, nuts, etc.) and particularly not with the amino acids tyrosine or phenylalanine. A rise in blood pressure can result from the body not being able to remove the tyramines from these foods. It may be dangerous if used with anti-depressants, sedatives, antihistamines, caffeine, or amphetamines. Yohimbe may have other side effects such as racing heart rate, irritability, headache, nausea, sweating, dizziness and frequent urination. Anyone with a heart condition, kidney disease, glaucoma or history of gastric or duodenal ulcers should avoid
cake is not colonized as quickly as the
outside. Also, there is sufficient moisture in the cake at the start so
there is no need to add water immediately.
Advantage:
The rice cake will produce many more mushrooms than it would have
without adding moisture. Using this adaptation allows the nutrients in
the rice cake to be almost totally consumed before the cake is
exhausted.
Disadvantages:
Care should be taken when drilling the hole because there is no way
to monitor for contamination inside the hole. Also, you will need to
add water on a daily basis.
Back to Growing Cycle.
table of contents.
Adaptation-18: Continued Drying of Mushrooms During
Storage
You can place a small glass with a small amount of desiccant in the
long term storage bag to continue to extract moisture from the
mushrooms. A shot glass with 3/4 of an ounce of desiccant is
sufficient to keep the humidity very low in the long term storage bag.
A larger glass that is more stable might be a better choice in order to
avoid an accident of spilling the desiccant inside the bag.
(28 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM]
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
Advantage:
The mushrooms will continue to dry and their preservation is
enhanced.
Disadvantages:
You will need to be careful not to knock the glass over and spill
desiccant in the storage bag. This is only suitable if you can leave the
bag in a stationary location.
Back to Drying and Preservation of Mushrooms.
table of contents.
Adaptation-19: Reducing Output Of Ultra Sonic Humidifier
The output of the ultra sonic humidifier can be reduced by changing
the circuitry. Almost all ultra sonic humidifiers use a 5 K-ohm Can I Buy Ephedra or 10
K-ohm potentiometer to control the output. By adding a 5 K-ohm or
10 K-ohm resister in series with the potentiometer, the original 'low'
setting becomes the new 'high' setting. The humidity output can be
turned down even lower than originally possible. Simply cut the wire
going to the potentiometer and solder a similar sized resister
(available at Radio product containing ephedra Shack) in series. You may need to set the
humidity control above the minimum product containing ephedra setting once you make this
modification.
Note that this adaptation is mutually exclusive with Adaptation-21. If
you try to combine them, it won't work.
Advantage:
This drastically reduces the suspended water particles emitted by the
humidifier. However, the big advantage is that the humidifier uses
significantly less water. It is possible to fill up the humidifier and
leave on a trip for 10 days without having to add water.
(29 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM]
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
Disadvantages:
Complexity is the major disadvantage. The above instructions are
deliberately technical. If reading them doesn't give you enough
information, don't attempt to do this. Find someone to help you. product containing ephedra It is
very easy and straight forward for someone that is handy with a
soldering ironcake is not colonized as quickly as the
outside.
Also, there is sufficient moisture in the cake at the start so
there is no need to add water immediately.
Advantage:
The rice cake will produce many more mushrooms than it would have
without adding moisture. Using this adaptation allows the nutrients in
the rice cake to be almost totally consumed before the cake is
exhausted.
Disadvantages:
Care should be taken when drilling the hole because there is no way
to monitor for contamination inside the hole. Also, you will need to
add water on a daily basis.
Back to Growing Cycle.
table of contents.
Adaptation-18: Continued Drying of Mushrooms During
Storage
You can place a small glass with a small amount of desiccant in the
long term storage bag to continue to extract moisture from the
mushrooms. A shot glass with 3/4 of an ounce of desiccant is
sufficient to keep the humidity very low in the long term storage bag.
A larger glass that is more stable might be a better choice in order to
avoid an accident of spilling the desiccant inside the bag.
(28 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM]
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
Advantage:
The mushrooms will continue to dry and their preservation is
enhanced.
Disadvantages:
You will need to be careful not to knock the glass over and spill
desiccant in the storage bag. This is only suitable if you can leave the
bag in a stationary location.
Back to Drying and Preservation of Mushrooms.
table of contents.
Adaptation-19: Reducing Output Of Ultra Sonic Humidifier
The output of the ultra sonic humidifier can be reduced by changing
the circuitry. Almost all ultra sonic humidifiers use a 5 K-ohm or 10
K-ohm potentiometer to control the output. By adding a 5 K-ohm or
10 K-ohm resister in series with the potentiometer, the original 'low'
setting becomes the new 'high' setting. The humidity output can be
turned down even lower than originally possible. Simply cut the wire
going to the potentiometer and solder a similar sized resister
(available at Radio Shack) in series. You may need to set the
humidity control above the minimum setting once you make this
modification.
Note that this adaptation is mutually exclusive with Adaptation-21. If
you try to combine them, it won't work.
Advantage:
This drastically reduces the suspended water particles emitted by the
humidifier. However, the big advantage is that the humidifier uses
significantly less water. It is possible to fill up the humidifier and
leave on a trip for 10 days without having to add water.
(29 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM]
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
Disadvantages:
Complexity is the major disadvantage. The above instructions are
deliberately technical. If reading them doesn't give you enough
information, don't attempt to do this. Find someone to help you. It is
very easy and straight forward for someone that is handy with a
soldering ironcake is not colonized as quickly as the
outside. Also, there is sufficient moisture in the cake at the start so
there is no need to add water immediately.
Advantage:
The rice cake will produce many more mushrooms than it would have
without adding moisture. Using this adaptation allows the nutrients in
the rice cake to be almost totally consumed before the cake is
exhausted.
Disadvantages:
Care should be taken when drilling the hole because there is no way
to monitor for contamination inside the hole. Also, you will need to
add water on a daily basis.
Back to Growing Cycle.
table of contents.
Adaptation-18: Continued Drying of Mushrooms During
Storage
You can place a small glass with a small amount of desiccant in the
long term storage bag to continue to extract moisture from the
mushrooms. A shot glass with 3/4 of an ounce of desiccant is
sufficient to keep the humidity very low in the long term storage bag.
A larger glass that is more stable might be a better choice in order to
avoid an accident of spilling the desiccant inside the bag.
(28 of 39) [5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
Advantage:
The mushrooms will continue to dry and their preservation is
enhanced.
Disadvantages:
You will need to be careful not to knock the glass over and spill
desiccant in the storage bag. This is only suitable if you can leave the
bag in a stationary location.
Back to Drying and Preservation of Mushrooms.
table of contents.
Adaptation-19: Reducing Output Of Ultra Sonic Humidifier
The output of the ultra sonic humidifier can be reduced by changing
the circuitry. Almost all ultra sonic humidifiers use a 5 K-ohm or 10
K-ohm potentiometer to control the output. By adding a 5 K-ohm or
10 K-ohm resister in series with the potentiometer, the original 'low'
setting becomes the new 'high' setting. The humidity output can be
turned down even lower than originally possible. Simply cut the wire
going to the potentiometer and solder a similar sized resister
(available at Radio Shack) in series. You may need to set the
humidity control above the minimum setting once you make this
modification.
Note that this adaptation is mutually exclusive with Adaptation-21. If
you try to combine them, it won't work.
Advantage:
This drastically reduces the suspended water particles emitted by the
humidifier.
However, the big advantage is that the humidifier uses
significantly less water. It is possible to fill up the humidifier and
leave on a trip for 10 days without having to add water.
(29 of 39) [5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
Disadvantages:
Complexity is the major disadvantage. The above instructions are
deliberately technical. If reading them doesn't give you enough
information, don't attempt Ephedra Archives Ephedra Archives Yellow to do this. Find someone to help you. It is
very easy and straight forward for someone that is handy with a
soldering ironcake is not colonized as quickly as the
outside. Also, there is sufficient moisture in the cake at the start so
there is no need to add water immediately.
Advantage:
The rice cake will produce many more mushrooms than it would have
without adding moisture. Using this adaptation allows the nutrients in
the rice cake to be almost totally consumed before the cake is
exhausted.
Disadvantages:
Care should be taken when drilling the hole because there is no way
to monitor for contamination inside the hole. Also, you will need to
add water on a daily basis.
Back to Growing Cycle.
table of contents.
Adaptation-18: Continued Drying of Mushrooms During
Storage
You can place a small glass with a small amount of desiccant in the
long term storage bag to continue to extract moisture from the
mushrooms. A shot glass with 3/4 of an ounce of desiccant is
sufficient to keep the humidity very low in the long term storage bag.
A larger glass that is more stable might be a better choice in order to
avoid an accident of spilling the desiccant inside the bag.
(28 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
Advantage:
The mushrooms will continue to dry and their preservation is
enhanced.
Disadvantages:
You will need to be careful not to knock the glass over and spill
desiccant in the storage bag. This is only suitable
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if you can leave the
bag in a stationary location.
Back to Drying and Preservation of Mushrooms.
table of contents.
Adaptation-19: Reducing Output Of Ultra Sonic Humidifier
The output of the ultra sonic humidifier can be reduced by changing
the circuitry. Almost all ultra sonic humidifiers use a 5 K-ohm or 10
K-ohm potentiometer to control the output. By adding a 5 K-ohm or
10 K-ohm resister in series with the potentiometer, the original 'low'
setting becomes the new 'high' setting.
The humidity output can be
turned down even lower than originally possible. Simply cut the wire
going to the potentiometer and solder a similar sized resister
(available at Radio Shack) in series.
You may need to set the
humidity control above the minimum setting once you make this
modification.
Note that this adaptation is mutually exclusive with Adaptation-21. If
you try to combine them, it won't work.
Advantage:
This drastically reduces the suspended water particles emitted by the
humidifier. However, the big advantage is that the humidifier uses
significantly less water. It is possible to fill up the humidifier and
leave on a trip for 10 days without having to add water.
(29 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
Disadvantages:
Complexity is the major disadvantage. The above instructions are
deliberately technical. If reading them doesn't give you enough
information, don't attempt to do this. Find someone to help you. It is
very easy and straight forward for someone that is handy with a
soldering iron Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, in South America south to Patagonia. They are also called Joint-pine, Jointfir, or Mormon-tea. The Chinese name is 麻黄, ma huang, which means "yellow hemp". Ephedra is also sometimes called sea grape (from the French raisin de mer), although that is also a common name for Coccoloba uvifera.
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Species
The following list of species is from the Gymnosperm Database page for Ephedra.
Ephedra alata Decne
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berl. ex C.A.Meyer - Clapweed, Erect Ephedra
Ephedra aspera Engelm.
ex S.Wats. - Boundary Ephedra, Pitamoreal
Ephedra californica S.Wats. - California Ephedra, California Jointfir
Ephedra coryi E.L.Reed - Cory's Ephedra
Ephedra cutleri Peebles - Navajo Ephedra, Cutler's Ephedra, Cutler Mormon-tea, Cutler's Jointfir
Ephedra distachya L. - Joint-pine, Jointfir
Ephedra distachya subsp.
helvetica (C.A.Meyer) Aschers.
& Graebn.
Ephedra equisetina Bunge - Ma huang
Ephedra fasciculata A.Nels. - Arizona Ephedra, Arizona Jointfir, Desert Mormon-tea
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Pauls.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra fragilis subsp. campylopoda (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra frustillata Miers - Patagonian Ephedra
Ephedra funerea Coville & Morton - Death Valley Ephedra, Death Valley Jointfir
Ephedra gerardiana Wallich ex C.A.Meyer - Gerard's Jointfir, Shan Ling Ma Huang
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A.Meyer
Ephedra lepidosperma C.
Y.
Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra macedonica Kos.
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra major subsp. procera Fischer & C.A.Meyer
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma C.
A.
Meyer
Ephedra viridis in western NevadaEphedra nevadensis S.Wats. - Nevada Ephedra, Nevada Jointfir, Nevada Mormon-tea
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Vine Ephedra, Vine Jointfir
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra przewalskii var. kaschgarica (B.Fedtsch. & Bobr.) C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra regeliana Florin - Xi Zi Ma Huang
Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin
Ephedra sinica Stapf - Ma Huang, Chinese ephedra
Ephedra torreyana S.Wats. - Torrey's Ephedra, Torrey's Jointfir, Torrey's Mormon-tea, Cañutillo
Ephedra trifurca Torrey ex S.Wats. - Longleaf Ephedra, Longleaf Jointfir, Longleaf Mormon-tea, Popotilla, Teposote
Ephedra viridis Coville - Green Ephedra, Green Mormon-tea
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Uses and health concerns
Ephedra distachyaThese plants have traditionally been used by indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a likely candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion.
The alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are the active constituents of the plant. Some species in the Ephedra genus have zero alEphedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, in South America south to Patagonia. They are also called Joint-pine, Jointfir, or Mormon-tea.
The Chinese name is 麻黄, ma huang, which means "yellow hemp". Ephedra is also sometimes called sea grape (from the French raisin de mer), although that is also a common name for Coccoloba uvifera.
edit]
Species
The following list of species is from the Gymnosperm Database page for Ephedra.
Ephedra alata Decne
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berl. ex C.A.Meyer - Clapweed, Erect Ephedra
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Boundary Ephedra, Pitamoreal
Ephedra californica S.Wats. - California Ephedra, California Jointfir
Ephedra coryi E.
L.
Reed - Cory's Ephedra
Ephedra cutleri Peebles - Navajo Ephedra, Cutler's Ephedra, Cutler Mormon-tea, Cutler's Jointfir
Ephedra distachya L. - Joint-pine, Jointfir
Ephedra distachya subsp. helvetica (C.A.Meyer) Aschers.
& Graebn.
Ephedra equisetina Bunge - Ma huang
Ephedra fasciculata A.Nels. - Arizona Ephedra, Arizona Jointfir, Desert Mormon-tea
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Pauls.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra fragilis subsp. campylopoda (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra frustillata Miers - Patagonian Ephedra
Ephedra funerea Coville & Morton - Death Valley Ephedra, Death Valley Jointfir
Ephedra gerardiana Wallich ex C.A.Meyer - Gerard's Jointfir, Shan Ling Ma Huang
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A.Meyer
Ephedra lepidosperma C.
Y.
Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra macedonica Kos.
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra major subsp. procera Fischer & C.A.Meyer
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma C.A.Meyer
Ephedra viridis in western NevadaEphedra nevadensis S.
Wats.
- Nevada Ephedra, Nevada Jointfir, Nevada Mormon-tea
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm.
ex S.Wats. - Vine Ephedra, Vine Jointfir
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra przewalskii var. kaschgarica (B.
Fedtsch.
& Bobr.) C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra regeliana Florin - Xi Zi Ma Huang
Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin
Ephedra sinica Stapf - Ma Huang, Chinese ephedra
Ephedra torreyana S.Wats. - Torrey's Ephedra, Torrey's Jointfir, Torrey's Mormon-tea, Cañutillo
Ephedra trifurca Torrey ex S.Wats. - Longleaf Ephedra,
Stacker Ephedra Longleaf Jointfir, Longleaf Mormon-tea, Popotilla, Teposote
Ephedra viridis Coville - Green Ephedra, Green Mormon-tea
edit]
Uses and health concerns
Ephedra distachyaThese plants have traditionally been used by indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a likely candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion.
The alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are the active constituents of the plant. Some species in the Ephedra genus have zero alEphedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, in South America south to Patagonia.
They are also called Joint-pine, Jointfir, or Mormon-tea. The Chinese name is 麻黄, ma huang, which means "yellow hemp". Ephedra is also sometimes called sea grape (from the French raisin de mer), although that is also a common name for Coccoloba uvifera.
edit
Species
The following list of species is from the Gymnosperm Database page for Ephedra.
Ephedra alata Decne
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berl. ex C.A.Meyer - Clapweed, Erect Ephedra
Ephedra aspera Engelm.
ex S.Wats. - Boundary Ephedra, Pitamoreal
Ephedra californica S.Wats. - California Ephedra, California Jointfir
Ephedra coryi E.
L.
Reed - Cory's Ephedra
Ephedra cutleri Peebles - Navajo Ephedra, Cutler's Ephedra, Cutler Mormon-tea, Cutler's Jointfir
Ephedra distachya L. - Joint-pine, Jointfir
Ephedra distachya subsp.
helvetica (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra equisetina Bunge - Ma huang
Ephedra fasciculata A.Nels. - Arizona Ephedra, Arizona Jointfir, Desert Mormon-tea
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Pauls.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra fragilis subsp. campylopoda (C.A.Meyer) Aschers.
& Graebn.
Ephedra frustillata Miers - Patagonian Ephedra
Ephedra funerea Coville & Morton - Death Valley Ephedra, Death Valley Jointfir
Ephedra gerardiana Wallich ex C.A.Meyer - Gerard's Jointfir, Shan Ling Ma Huang
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A.Meyer
Ephedra lepidosperma C.
Y.
Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra macedonica Kos.
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra major subsp. procera Fischer & C.A.Meyer
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma C.A.Meyer
Ephedra viridis in western NevadaEphedra nevadensis S.
Wats.
- Nevada Ephedra, Nevada Jointfir, Nevada Mormon-tea
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S.
Wats.
- Vine Ephedra, Vine Jointfir
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra przewalskii var. kaschgarica (B.
Fedtsch.
& Bobr.) C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra regeliana Florin - Xi Zi Ma Huang
Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin
Ephedra sinica Stapf - Ma Huang, Chinese ephedra
Ephedra torreyana S.Wats. - Torrey's Ephedra, Torrey's Jointfir, Torrey's Mormon-tea, Cañutillo
Ephedra trifurca Torrey ex S.Wats. - Longleaf Ephedra, Longleaf Jointfir, Longleaf Mormon-tea, Popotilla, Teposote
Ephedra viridis Coville - Green Ephedra, Green Mormon-tea
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Uses and health concerns
Ephedra distachyaThese plants have traditionally been used by indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a likely candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. The alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are the active constituents of the plant. Some species in the Ephedra genus have zero alEphedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in the family Ephedraceae and order Ephedrales. These plants occur in dry climates over a wide area mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, across southern Europe, north Africa, southwest and central Asia, southwestern North America, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, in South America south to Patagonia. They are also called Joint-pine, Jointfir, or Mormon-tea.
The Chinese name is 麻黄, ma huang, which means "yellow hemp". Ephedra is also sometimes called sea grape (from the French raisin de mer), although that is also a common name for Coccoloba uvifera.
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Species
The following list of species is from the Gymnosperm Database page for Ephedra.
Ephedra alata Decne
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berl. ex C.A.Meyer - Clapweed, Erect Ephedra
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Boundary Ephedra, Pitamoreal
Ephedra californica S.Wats. - California Ephedra, California Jointfir
Ephedra coryi E.L.Reed - Cory's Ephedra
Ephedra cutleri Peebles - Navajo Ephedra, Cutler's Ephedra, Cutler Mormon-tea, Cutler's Jointfir
Ephedra distachya L. - Joint-pine, Jointfir
Ephedra distachya subsp. helvetica (C.A.Meyer) Aschers. & Graebn.
Ephedra equisetina Bunge - Ma huang
Ephedra fasciculata A.
Nels.
- Arizona Ephedra, Arizona Jointfir, Desert Mormon-tea
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Pauls.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra fragilis subsp. campylopoda (C.A.Meyer) Aschers.
& Graebn.
Ephedra frustillata Miers - Patagonian Ephedra
Ephedra funerea Coville & Morton - Death Valley Ephedra, Death Valley Jointfir
Ephedra gerardiana Wallich ex C.A.Meyer - Gerard's Jointfir, Shan Ling Ma Huang
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk ex C.A.Meyer
Ephedra lepidosperma C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra macedonica Kos.
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra major subsp. procera Fischer & C.A.Meyer
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma C.A.Meyer
Ephedra viridis in western NevadaEphedra nevadensis S.Wats. - Nevada Ephedra, Nevada Jointfir, Nevada Mormon-tea
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S.Wats. - Vine Ephedra, Vine Jointfir
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra przewalskii var. kaschgarica (B.Fedtsch. & Bobr.) C.Y.Cheng
Ephedra regeliana Florin - Xi Zi Ma Huang
Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin
Ephedra sinica Stapf - Ma Huang, Chinese ephedra
Ephedra torreyana S.Wats. - Torrey's Ephedra, Torrey's Jointfir, Torrey's Mormon-tea, Cañutillo
Ephedra trifurca Torrey ex S.Wats. - Longleaf Ephedra, Longleaf Jointfir, Longleaf Mormon-tea, Popotilla, Teposote
Ephedra viridis Coville - Green Ephedra,
Ephedra Tee Green Mormon-tea
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Uses and health concerns
Ephedra distachyaThese plants have traditionally been used by indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a likely candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. The alkaloids ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are the active constituents of the plant. Some species in the Ephedra genus have zero al cake is not colonized as quickly as the
outside. Also, there is sufficient moisture in the cake at the start so
there is no need to add water immediately.
Advantage:
The rice cake will produce many more mushrooms than it would have
without adding moisture. Using this adaptation allows the nutrients in
the rice cake to be almost totally consumed before the cake is
exhausted.
Disadvantages:
Care should be taken when drilling the hole because there is no way
to monitor for contamination inside the hole. Also, you will need to
add water on a daily basis.
Back to Growing Cycle.
table of contents.
Adaptation-18: Continued Drying of Mushrooms During
Storage
You can place a small glass with a small amount of desiccant in the
long term storage bag to continue to extract moisture from the
mushrooms. A shot glass with 3/4 of an ounce of desiccant is
sufficient to keep the humidity very low in the long term storage bag.
A larger glass that is more stable might be a better choice in order to
avoid an accident of spilling the desiccant inside the bag.
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Advantage:
The mushrooms will continue to dry and their preservation is
enhanced.
Disadvantages:
You will need to be careful not to knock the glass over and spill
desiccant in the storage bag. This is only suitable if you can leave the
bag in a stationary location.
Back to Drying and Preservation of Mushrooms.
table of contents.
Adaptation-19: Reducing Output Of Ultra Sonic Humidifier
The output of the ultra sonic humidifier can be reduced by changing
the circuitry. Almost all ultra sonic humidifiers use a 5 K-ohm or 10
K-ohm potentiometer to control the output. By adding a 5 K-ohm or
10 K-ohm resister in series with the potentiometer, the original 'low'
setting becomes the new 'high' setting. The humidity output can be
turned down even lower than originally possible. Simply cut the wire
going to the potentiometer and solder a similar sized resister
(available at Radio Shack) in series. You may need to set the
humidity control above the minimum setting once you make this
modification.
Note that this adaptation is mutually exclusive with Adaptation-21. If
you try to combine them, it won't work.
Advantage:
This drastically reduces the suspended water particles emitted by the
humidifier. However, the big advantage is that the humidifier uses
significantly less water. It is possible to fill up the humidifier and
leave on a trip for 10 days without having to add water.
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The rice cake must have a fully developed mycelium network and
there must be light. The Ice-Pak should be placed between 1/4 and 1/2
inch from the rice cakes. A flat Ice-Pak will work, but if you have the
option, get one that is designed to slip into the center of a six-pak. It
will have circular indents molded into each side and it will conform to
the shape of the rice cakes better. If everything was ready, you should
see pin heads develop 3 or 4 days after you perform this adaptation. If
you don't see any develop after 3 or 4 days, you can repeat this
(26 of 39) [5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM]
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operation again. The networks may not have been developed full
enough and the few days since the last attempt may have been enough
time to change this fact.
Advantage:
You can still initiate prolific flushes with the terrarium above the
normal temperature range. The optimum temperature for growing
mushrooms is higher than what is necessary to initiate new
mushrooms and is between 80 and 90 degrees F. This adaptation can
let the cultivator grow at the maximum rate, and still produce new
mushrooms on the cakes.
Disadvantages:
The Ice-Pak will lower the humidity in the terrarium. Mostly, this is
an issue when you have mushrooms on cakes that are part way
through the growing cycle and not ready to harvest. They will usually
survive the bad growing conditions for the six hours it takes the Ice-
Pak to initiate fruiting, but they will suffer for it. You need to have an
ultra sonic humidifier setup on your terrarium. Nothing else will be
able to keep the humidity high enough. You can turn the humidity
control up a little, but you will have to continue to adjust it down as
the Ice-Pak loses its cool. If too much moisture forms on the cakes, it
will prevent the initiation of pin heads and that was the whole purpose
of this operation.
Back to the Growing Cycle.
table of contents.
Adaptation-17: Adding Moisture to the Rice Cake.
After a cake has produced several mushrooms you can add moisture
to it. Flame sterilize a 3/16 inch drill bit. Let it cool. Use it to drill a
hole at the center of the cake. You can do this by hand. You do not
need a drill. Do not go all the way through the cake, but drill a deep
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reservoir into the cake. Cut a plastic straw to 4 inches in length. Insert
the straw 1/2 inch into the hole. The straw should fit tightly in the
cake.
Straws from McDonalds are larger than most and work well.
They seal well and hold more water. Fill the straw with water daily. A
10 cc. syringe works well to fill the straws with water. You should
wait to drill the hole until the cake has produced some mushrooms
because the inside of the rice and let the rice cakes slowly shift through the
fruiting temperature range. Note that everything else must be right.
The rice cake must have a fully developed mycelium network and
there must be light.
The Ice-Pak should be placed between 1/4 and 1/2
inch from the rice cakes. A flat Ice-Pak will work, but if you have the
option, get one that is designed to slip into the center of a six-pak. It
will have circular indents molded into each side and it will conform to
the shape of the rice cakes better. If everything was ready, you should
see pin heads develop 3 or 4 days after you perform this adaptation. If
you don't see any develop after 3 or 4 days, you can repeat this
(26 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM]
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
operation again. The networks may not have been developed full
enough and the few days since the last attempt may have been enough
time to change this fact.
Advantage:
You can still initiate prolific flushes with the terrarium above the
normal temperature range. The optimum temperature for growing
mushrooms is higher than what is necessary to initiate new
mushrooms and is between 80 and 90 degrees F. This adaptation can
let the cultivator grow at the maximum rate, and still produce new
mushrooms on the cakes.
Disadvantages:
The Ice-Pak will lower the humidity in the terrarium. Mostly, this is
an issue when you have mushrooms on cakes that are part way
through the growing cycle and not ready to harvest.
They will usually
survive the bad growing conditions for the six hours it takes the Ice-
Pak to initiate fruiting, but they will suffer for it. You need to have an
ultra sonic humidifier setup on your terrarium. Nothing else will be
able to keep the humidity high enough. You can turn the humidity
control up a little, but you will have to continue to adjust it down as
the Ice-Pak loses its cool. If too much moisture forms on the cakes, it
will prevent the initiation of pin heads and that was the whole purpose
of this operation.
Back to the Growing Cycle.
table of contents.
Adaptation-17: Adding Moisture to the Rice Cake.
After a cake has produced several mushrooms you can add moisture
to it. Flame sterilize a 3/16 inch drill bit. Let it cool. Use it to drill a
hole at the center of the cake. You can do this by hand. You do not
need a drill. Do not go all the way through the cake, but drill a deep
(27 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM]
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
reservoir into the cake. Cut a plastic straw to 4 inches in length. Insert
the straw 1/2 inch into the hole. The straw should fit tightly in the
cake. Straws from McDonalds are larger than most and work well.
They seal well and hold more water. Fill the straw with water daily. A
10 cc. syringe works well to fill the straws with water. You should
wait to drill the hole until the cake has produced some mushrooms
because the inside of the rice and let the rice cakes slowly shift through the
fruiting temperature range. Note that everything else must be right.
The rice cake must have a fully developed mycelium network and
there must be light. The Ice-Pak should be placed between 1/4 and 1/2
inch from the rice cakes. A flat Ice-Pak will work, but if you have the
option, get one that is designed to slip into the center of a six-pak. It
will have circular indents molded into each side and it will conform to
the shape of the rice cakes better. If everything was ready, you should
see pin heads develop 3 or 4 days after you perform this adaptation. If
you don't see any develop after 3 or 4 days, you can repeat this
(26 of 39) [5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
operation again. The networks may not have been developed full
enough and the few days since the last attempt may have been enough
time to change this fact.
Advantage:
You can still initiate prolific flushes with the terrarium above the
normal temperature range. The optimum temperature for growing
mushrooms is higher than what is necessary to initiate new
mushrooms and is between 80 and 90 degrees F. This adaptation can
let the cultivator grow at the maximum rate, and still produce new
mushrooms on the cakes.
Disadvantages:
The Ice-Pak will lower the humidity in the terrarium. Mostly, this is
an issue when you have mushrooms on cakes that are part way
through the growing cycle and not ready to harvest.
They will usually
survive the bad growing conditions for the six hours it takes the Ice-
Pak to initiate fruiting, but they will suffer for it. You need to have an
ultra sonic humidifier setup on your terrarium. Nothing else will be
able to keep the humidity high enough. You can turn the humidity
control up a little, but you will have to continue to adjust it down as
the Ice-Pak loses its cool. If too much moisture forms on the cakes, it
will prevent the initiation of pin heads and that was the whole purpose
of this operation.
Back to the Growing Cycle.
table of contents.
Adaptation-17: Adding Moisture to the Rice Cake.
After a cake has produced several mushrooms you can add moisture
to it. Flame sterilize a 3/16 inch drill bit. Let it cool. Use it to drill a
hole at the Stackers center of the cake. You can do this by hand. You do not
need a drill. Do not go all the way through the cake, but drill a deep
(27 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
reservoir into the cake. Cut a plastic straw to 4 inches in length. Insert
the straw 1/2 inch into the hole. The straw should fit tightly in the
cake. Straws from McDonalds are larger than most and work well.
They seal well and hold more water. Fill the straw with water daily. A
10 cc. syringe works well to fill the straws with water. You should
wait to drill the hole until the cake has produced some mushrooms
because the inside of the rice and let the rice cakes slowly shift through the
fruiting temperature range. Note that everything else must be right.
The rice cake must have a fully developed mycelium network and
there must be light. The Ice-Pak should be placed between 1/4 and 1/2
inch from the rice cakes. A flat Ice-Pak will work, but if you have the
option, get one that is designed to slip into the center of a six-pak. It
will have circular indents molded into each side and it will conform to
the shape of the rice cakes better. If everything was ready, you should
see pin heads develop 3 or 4 days after you perform this adaptation. If
you don't see any develop after 3 or 4 days, you can repeat this
(26 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
operation again. The networks may not have been developed full
enough and the few days since the last attempt may have been enough
time to change this fact.
Advantage:
You can still initiate prolific flushes with the terrarium above the
normal temperature range.
The optimum temperature for growing
mushrooms is higher than what is necessary to initiate new
mushrooms and is between 80 and 90 degrees F. This adaptation can
let the cultivator grow at the maximum rate, and still produce new
mushrooms on the cakes.
Disadvantages:
The Ice-Pak will lower the humidity in the terrarium. Mostly, this is
an issue when you have mushrooms on cakes that are part way
through the growing cycle and not ready to harvest.
They will usually
survive the bad growing conditions for the six hours it takes the Ice-
Pak to initiate fruiting, but they will suffer for it. You need to have an
ultra sonic humidifier setup on your terrarium. Nothing else will be
able to keep the humidity high enough. You can turn the humidity
control up a little, but you will have to continue to adjust it down as
the Ice-Pak loses its cool. If too much moisture forms on the cakes, it
will prevent the initiation of pin heads and that was the whole purpose
of this operation.
Back to the Growing Cycle.
table of contents.
Adaptation-17: Adding Moisture to the Rice Cake.
After a cake has produced several mushrooms you can add moisture
to it. Flame sterilize a 3/16 inch drill bit. Let it cool. Use it to drill a
hole at the center of the cake. You can do this by hand. You do not
need a drill. Do not go all the way through the cake, but drill a deep
(27 of 39) 5/1/2002 6:54:26 PM
How To Grow Magic Mushrooms The Magic Mushroom Growers Guide (page 4)
reservoir into the cake. Cut a plastic straw to 4 inches in length. Insert
the straw 1/2 inch into the hole. The straw should fit tightly in the
cake. Straws from McDonalds are larger than most and work well.
They seal well and hold more water. Fill the straw with water daily. A
10 cc. syringe works well to fill the straws with water. You should
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should be careful not to allow the inside temperature of the terrarium
to get above 80 degrees F. In order to effectively use this adaptation,
your terrarium will need to be in a cool location.
Advantage:
You will be able to generate an extra 5% of humidity over ambient by
using this adaptation.
Disadvantages:
You will increase the temperature inside your terrarium some by
doing this. You can minimize the temperature increase by using a
container to hold the water that is well insulated. You want the water
warm, but you don't want heat leaking any more than necessary into
the terrarium.
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Back to Method 2, Using a Fish Tank Bubblier.
table of contents.
Adaptation-14: Use of Angel Hair to Raise Humidity.
If you are using the fish tank bubblier system to create humidity in
your terrarium, you can place angel hair or anything else that will
slow the bubbles rise in the water container. Simply pack it into the
container. This will increase humidity by several percent. Ideally, you
want to slow the bubbles but also split them into smaller bubbles.
Some plastic versions of steel wool for use washing dishes work well.
Steel wool would work well except that it will rust and get nasty.
Advantage:
You will be able to generate an extra 1% or 2% of humidity over
ambient by using this adaptation. The smaller the bubbles are and the
more time they spend in the water, the greater the benefit.
Disadvantages:
None.
Back to Method 2, Using a Fish Tank Bubblier
table of contents.
Adaptation-15: Supporting Extra Terrariums with the Ultra
Sonic Humidifier
First, build an extra Growing Chamber. Then on one of the 2 liter
coke bottles, poke an extra hole. Insert a grommet and make this
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bottle the last stage for drying the air. Even the most basic ultra sonic
humidifier can feed more than one terrarium with sufficient quantities
of humid air to keep everything in the ideal range for the fungus.
Advantage:
You get twice the growing area for your mushrooms. Your crops can
be twice as big. Alternatively, you can use one terrarium for older
cakes. Older cakes are significantly more likely to become
contaminated and pose a threat to the other cakes in the terrarium.
Moving older cakes to the second terrarium drastically reduces your
chances of a crop failure.
Disadvantages:
You need to build an extra Growing Chamber, and it takes up a little
space.
Back to construction of Ultra Sonic support system.
table of contents.
Adaptation-16: Use of an Ice-Pak to Initiate Fruiting.
You can keep the terrarium's temperature between 80 and 95 degrees
F. If you have a terrarium setup that uses an ultra sonic humidifier,
you can place a reusable, frozen Ice-Pak in the Terrarium. This will
cool everything down Carl Epling, who first described S. divinorum, reported the newer as having a blue corolla, and it has been illustrated this way in the literature (Epling and Jativa-M, 1962; Schultes, 1976). However, this description has been shown to be an error, as all living specimens of the plant have had blossoms with white corollas and purple calyces (Diaz, 1975a; Emboden, 1979). or will have numerous mature mushrooms ready
for consumption. The cakes continue to produce mushrooms until
either the nutrients in the rice cake are used up or the moisture in the
rice cake is depleted. Depending on how the cultivator chooses to
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implement the terrarium, more or less attention is required at this
phase in the cycle. With the fully automated terrarium setup described
later in this document, attention is only required every few days.
Mostly, this involves picking mature mushrooms and adding water to
the humidifier used in the setup.
It is very likely that the mushrooms will be produced faster than they
can be consumed by the home cultivator once the cropping phase of
the cycle starts. It is fairly easy to dry the mushrooms and preserve
them for many months. In fact, some people prefer the dried
mushrooms to their fresh counterpart. Being the master of
understatement, let me state that they do not taste as good as
mushrooms available in the grocery store.
Occasionally, a sterile spore print from a mature mushroom needs to
be generated if the cycle is to continue. This is used to produce a
spore syringe to inoculate new culture jars. It is a little bit of effort
and requires very careful, sterile procedures to be successful
generating a spore print. Of course, this can be circumvented by
simply ordering a new spore syringe. A 10 cc. spore syringe should
be sufficient to inoculate a dozen jars of substrate. It is the cultivator's
choice which path to follow for successive generations.
table of contents.
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and let the rice cakes slowly shift through the
fruiting temperature range. Note that everything else must be right.
The rice cake must have a fully developed mycelium network and
there must be light. The Ice-Pak should be placed between 1/4 and 1/2
inch from the rice cakes. A flat Ice-Pak will work, but if you have the
option, get one that is designed to slip into the center of a six-pak. It
will have circular indents molded into each side and it will conform to
the shape of the rice cakes better. If everything was ready, you should
see pin heads develop 3 or 4 days after you perform this adaptation. If
you don't see any develop after 3 or 4 days, you can repeat this
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operation again. The networks may not have been developed full
enough and the few days since the last attempt may have been enough
time to change this fact.
Advantage:
You can still initiate prolific flushes with the terrarium above the
normal temperature range. The optimum temperature for growing
mushrooms is higher than what is necessary to initiate new
mushrooms and is between 80 and 90 degrees F. This adaptation can
let the cultivator grow at the maximum rate, and still produce new
mushrooms on the cakes.
Disadvantages:
The Ice-Pak will lower the humidity in the terrarium. Mostly, this is
an issue when you have mushrooms on cakes that are part way
through the growing cycle and not ready to harvest. They will usually
survive the bad growing conditions for the six hours it takes the Ice-
Pak to initiate fruiting, but they will suffer for it. You need to have an
ultra sonic humidifier setup on your terrarium. Nothing else will be
able to keep the humidity high enough. You can turn the humidity
control up a little, but you will have to continue to adjust it down as
the Ice-Pak loses its cool. If too much moisture forms on the cakes, it
will prevent the initiation of pin heads and that was the whole purpose
of this operation.
Back to the Growing Cycle.
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Adaptation-17: Adding Moisture to the Rice Cake.
After a cake has produced several mushrooms you can add moisture
to it. Flame sterilize a 3/16 inch drill bit. Let it cool. Use it to drill a
hole at the center of the cake. You can do this by hand. You do not
need a drill. Do not go all the way through the cake, but drill a deep
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reservoir into the cake. Cut a plastic straw to 4 inches in length. Insert
the straw 1/2 inch into the hole. The straw should fit tightly in the
cake. Straws from McDonalds are larger than most and work well.
They seal well and hold more water. Fill the straw with water daily. A
10 cc. syringe works well to fill the straws with water. You should
wait to drill the hole until the cake has produced some mushrooms
because the inside of the rice
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