2 Amanita muscaria is edible and quite tasty, ... / Some recommend against ever eating toxic mushroom. By Victor Yool Dec 10, 2003. Q: Three comments on your Amanita muscaria columns: ...

An emerging alternative to psychedelic mushrooms is more dangerous than advertised, public health researchers are warning. In a new paper, they highlight the toxicity of the Amanita muscaria ...

Fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria) are seen in the field in a photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service. A Lake Tahoe hospital is warning area residents to avoid the mushrooms, which can cause ...

Q: A recent "Ask Dr. Hort" column raised concern for two reasons. First, Victor Yool offered positive identification of a mushroom based solely on a questioner's description. Far more ...

Understanding Amanita Muscaria. ... can be relaxing and sedative or downright euphoric and “dreamlike.” It can also be highly toxic, necessitating caution and proper preparation.

Pain relief: Traditional usage of Amanita muscaria has included it as a potential analgesic or pain-relieving substance, although this aspect is less well-documented and not recommended due to its ...

Like psilocybin mushrooms, Amanita muscaria mushrooms have psychotropic effects. These include a feeling of weightlessness, visual and auditory hypersensitivity, space distortion, unawareness of ...

In the yard yesterday, I came upon a fly amanita. This is a mushroom — Latin name Amanita muscaria — that you don’t want to harvest and eat. Whenever I find one, I’m reminded of a walk I ...