Golden Teacher mushrooms

Golden Teacher is a name used for cultivated Psilocybe cubensis. It is not a separately established species or an approved medicine formulation.

Keep three levels separate: the fungal species, the cultivated variety name and the active chemicals. A familiar name does not authenticate a specimen’s lineage or tell you how much of a compound is present.

Sources: P. cubensis genetics and research gaps (2025)

The species reference places Psilocybe cubensis within the genus Psilocybe. Golden Teacher is a cultivated label beneath the species, rather than a separate species-level taxon.

Sources: NCBI Taxonomy — Psilocybe cubensis (181762)

Psilocybin is converted in the body to psilocin. Its psychedelic effects involve serotonin signaling. Research into a purified compound is different from research into a named mushroom variety.

• Psilocybin: a principal compound studied in psychedelic research.
• Psilocin: the active metabolite associated with psilocybin’s effects.
• Minor tryptamines: their presence and quantities depend on the tested material.

Chemical analysis of one specimen or batch should stay attached to that tested material. It cannot establish a fixed formula for every product using the same cultivated name.

Sources: NIH NCCIH — Psilocybin for mental health and addiction

Descriptions or photographs of mushrooms cannot establish a safe identification. Poisonous mushrooms may be mistaken for psilocybin-containing species.

A cultivated variety name is not a laboratory identification. This page does not provide a foraging key, authenticity certificate or confirmation that a particular specimen is edible.

Sources: DEA — Psilocybin

Psilocybin-containing mushrooms may alter perception, emotion and the sense of time. Responses can include significant anxiety and distress.

Possible unwanted effects

• Nausea
• Fear, panic or confusion
• Increased heart rate or blood pressure
• Impaired judgment and accident risk

The effect of a particular Golden Teacher sample cannot be predicted from its name. Severe symptoms or dangerous behavioral changes need prompt medical assessment.

Sources: NIH NCCIH — Psilocybin for mental health and addiction

Golden Teacher is sometimes described using informal potency labels, but there is no standardized clinical potency grade attached to the name.

A controlled study included a Jack Frost × Golden Teacher cross. Results for that cross should not be applied to every mushroom described simply as Golden Teacher. Measurements, material identity and study conditions matter.

It is not scientifically sound to assign a guaranteed effect or a universal potency multiplier based only on a cultivated label.

Sources: P. cubensis genetics and research gaps (2025) · Controlled study of 14 P. cubensis strains (2026)

A measured weight of mushroom material is not a standardized amount of psilocybin. No validated Golden Teacher-specific treatment dose is established by the sources cited here.

Clinical trials use defined materials, participant screening and monitoring. Those conditions do not provide directions for using an unidentified mushroom product.

Sources: Controlled study of 14 P. cubensis strains (2026)

Research into psilocybin for mental health uses screened participants and controlled settings. Those findings cannot establish that a commercial variety treats depression or another condition.

People with certain psychiatric conditions may be particularly vulnerable to adverse reactions. Discuss a personal treatment question with a qualified clinician rather than relying on a variety’s marketing claims.

Sources: NIH NCCIH — Psilocybin for mental health and addiction

Psilocybin and psilocin are federally listed in Schedule I. State or local policy changes do not automatically establish permission for consumer online delivery.

Possession, research, regulated services and distribution can be treated differently. Verify current rules for the specific activity and jurisdiction.

Sources: DEA — Controlled substances alphabetical list (October 2026)

Penis Envy, B+ and Albino Penis Envy are other cultivated names within the Psilocybe cubensis reference. They are not separate active chemicals.

Compare the identity and limitations of tested material rather than assuming that every example of a named variety has the same potency or clinical effect. Related variety pages are linked alongside this article.

Sources: P. cubensis genetics and research gaps (2025)