Experts Explore New Mushroom Which Causes Fairytale-Like Hallucinations

Re:Experts Explore New Mushroom Which Causes Fairytale-Like ... by RajT88 on Friday December 26, 2025 @05:08PM (#46396837)

> And the poisonous ones apparently don't use color as a warning signal, and don't smell all that bad, and some of the poisons have really mild effects, like "gives only some people diarrhea" or "makes a hangover worse".

Some of the poisonous ones even taste really good, and don't start making you sick for a day or two (and then you die horribly). You hear about it from time to time, where people have the best dinner of their life and then are dead.

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Re:Experts Explore New Mushroom Which Causes Fairytale-Like ... by decimalenough on Friday December 26, 2025 @05:19PM (#46396947)

You're likely referring to the death cap (Amanita phalloides), which is reportedly quite tasty. But there's also a mushroom that's both deadly poisonous and a sought-after, commercially sold delicacy, the only difference being the method of preparation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyromitra_esculenta

Although recent research suggests that some poison remains even after careful preparation, and that consumption may even be linked to ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).

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Re:Experts Explore New Mushroom Which Causes Fairytale-Like ... by RajT88 on Friday December 26, 2025 @10:04PM (#46398684)

Partly I am sure.

I have read stories similar to what I wrote from China as well. I think Europe too, but I would not swear on it.

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