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I know nothing of fungi but I suspect that this is probably best not eaten
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"Amanita muscaria contains several biologically active agents, at least one of which, muscimol, is known to be psychoactive. Ibotenic acid, a neurotoxin, serves as a prodrug to muscimol, with approximately 10–20% converting to muscimol after ingestion. An active dose in adults is approximately 6 mg muscimol or 30 to 60 mg ibotenic acid;[52][53] this is typically about the amount found in one cap of Amanita muscaria.[54] The amount and ratio of chemical compounds per mushroom varies widely from region to region and season to season, which can further confuse the issue. Spring and summer mushrooms have been reported to contain up to 10 times more ibotenic acid and muscimol than autumn fruitings.[48]
A fatal dose has been calculated as 15 caps.[55] Deaths from this fungus A. muscaria have been reported in historical journal articles and newspaper reports,[56][57][58] but with modern medical treatment, fatal poisoning from ingesting this mushroom is extremely rare.[59] Many older books list Amanita muscaria as "deadly", but this is an error that implies the mushroom is more toxic than it is.[60] The North American Mycological Association has stated there were no reliably documented fatalities from eating this mushroom during the 20th century.[61] The vast majority (90% or more) of mushroom poisoning deaths are from eating the greenish to yellowish "death cap", (A. phalloides) or perhaps even one of the several white Amanita species which are known as destroying angels...." (Wikipedia)
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