@[email protected] to [email protected] • 6 months agoA large colony of what is likely Amanita muscaria var. guessowii growing under a rare Sergeant hemlocklemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down10
arrow-up196arrow-down1imageA large colony of what is likely Amanita muscaria var. guessowii growing under a rare Sergeant hemlocklemmy.world@[email protected] to [email protected] • 6 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-square@remotelovelink1•6 months agoIt’s been used medicinally for a while, mostly in Siberia. That mushroom has a very interesting history and research is finally opening up for it. A decent read: https://chacruna.net/fly-agaric-amanita-muscaria-traditional-modern-therapeutic-uses/ Oh, it’s not to be confused with the Death Cap, Amanita phalloides, for those who don’t know.
It’s been used medicinally for a while, mostly in Siberia. That mushroom has a very interesting history and research is finally opening up for it.
A decent read: https://chacruna.net/fly-agaric-amanita-muscaria-traditional-modern-therapeutic-uses/
Oh, it’s not to be confused with the Death Cap, Amanita phalloides, for those who don’t know.