Amanita muscaria (fly agaric): from a shamanistic hallucinogen to the search for acetylcholine.
The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh March 1, 2018 M R Lee, E Dukan, I Milne 29 citations
The mushroom Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) is widely distributed throughout continental Europe and the UK. Its common name suggests that it had been used to kill flies, until superseded by arsenic. The bioactive compounds occurring in the mushroom remained a mystery for long periods of time, but eventually four hallucinogens were isolated from the fungus: muscarine, muscimol, muscazone and...