Background Poisonous mushrooms are eaten by mushroom hunters out of ignorance, after
misidentification as edible mushrooms, or as a psychoactive drug. Mushroom poisoning …

Background Mushroom poisoning is raised as a poor food problem that can cause the death
of patients or the need for a liver transplant. Objective This study was conducted with the aim …

The fungus Amanita muscaria is universally recognizable for its iconic appearance; it is also
widely regarded as poisonous, inedible, and even deadly. In spite of that, there have been …

Covering: up to June 2021 A wide variety of mushrooms have traditionally been recognized
as edible fungi with high nutritional value and low calories, and abundantly produce …

Gummies listing the hallucinogenic mushroom Amanita muscaria or other unnamed
mushrooms as ingredients have been marketed as “nootropics”(substances taken to …

Muscimol (3) is a psychoactive isoxazole present in various Amanita mushrooms, along with
ibotenic acid and muscarine. It is structurally related to GABA and acts as a GABAA agonist …

Definition Amanita muscaria is the most emblematic mushroom in the popular
representation. It is an ectomycorrhizal fungus endemic to the cold ecosystems of the …

Background Muscimol's quick onset and GABAergic properties make it a promising
candidate for the treatment of pain. This systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical …

Amatoxin is a toxin predominantly found in Amanita phalloides, popularly called 'the death
cap mushroom'. An optical fiber-based biosensor has been developed for the detection of …

Ingestion of Amanita muscaria mushrooms results in transient central nervous system
excitation and depression mediated by its components, ibotenic acid and muscimol. The …