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> "Katra" <
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> > <
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> >
> > > "Diane Epps" <
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> > > > "Carl Barnet" <
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> > > > > Hello
> > > > >
> > > > > Someone once told me that certain kinds of toad
> > > > > stools are edible
> but
> > > > > does anyone know of a way to identify which toads
> > > > > I should choose? I've heard that some can be
> > > > > poisionous, even if you only lick them
> on
> > > > > the back.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards Carl
> > > > Be very careful some fungi that are considered to be
> > > > edible but might
> make
> > > > you ill as it is an individual thing. Many of the
> > > > poisonous ones look
> very
> > > > like those which are edible. Your best bet is to
> > > > find someone who
> really
> > > > knows what they are talking about to help you
> > > > select. If you are not
> sure
> > > > don't. Diane
> > >
> > > Thanks Diane - someone also mentioned the fact that
> > > RED means danger with toad stools (fly agaric etc). Is
> > > there a definate 'yes-you-can-eat-it' colour, or does
> > > that not matter too much?
> > >
> > > Best regards Carl
> >
> > Uh, Amanita muscaria (aka Fly Agaric) is not a poisonous
> > mushroom. It's a hallucinogenic mushroom. It won't kill
> > you but it'll get you seriously stoned.
> >
> > It's also one of the few magic mushrooms that is easy to
> > identify.
> >
>
> This is dangerously inaccurate information. The effects of
> this mushroom are quite variable and for most people it is
> poisonous. It is unlikely to kill you but will make you
> wish you had never been born. Nausea, vomiting, confusion,
> profuse sweating, loss of coordination, chills,
> convulsions - gee what fun!
Ok, but there are many people that I've been
corresponding with that use them on a regular basis and
like them.
Mostly in England. The effects that you
mention are dosage related. Take too much and yeah, it'll
make you sick as a dog...
Personally, I'd avoid them, but the point is is that they
are NOT considered a deadly poisonous mushroom.
I suggest a LOT of reasearch before taking ANY kind of
psychedelic vegatable. Peyote will make you hurl too, but
that does not stop thousands of members of the native
american church from using it. Ditto for Ayahuasca that has
been used for over 5,000 years. The "purging" is considered
part of the experience. No thanks! <G>
> Some people also have hallucinations and it has in fact
> been used by people for "visions" and religious purposes.
For over 2,000 documented years...
> Some people have few or no effects.
Again, it usually depends on how much you use.
> It would be a serious mistake to confuse this with the
> true hallucinogenic mushrooms such as Gymnopilus
> aeruginosus or G. spectabilis group.
Stropharia has more species in it, including Psilocybe
cubensis which is the most commonly used one along with
"Liberty caps", Psilocybe semilanceata . Spectabilis is, at
best, a very weak hallucinogen.
Effects of the Psilocybin mushrooms are also dosage related.
The active principle in Amanita muscaria and Amanita
pantherina is Muscimol, not psilocybin.
I find it interesting that the Amanita mushrooms are
legal, and they are more dangerous, while the psilocybe
mushrooms are far more safe (and far more fun) and yet are
illegal.
K.
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