Poisonous and Hallucinogenic Mushrooms of India
International journal of medicinal mushrooms 2006 S. K. Deshmukh, Shilpa A. Verekar, K. Natarajan 10 citations
Mycetism or mycetismus (mushroom poisoning) is caused by toxins present in the basidiomata even after it is properly cooked. There are mainly seven different types of poisoning syndromes (Phalloides syndrome, Orellanus syndrome, Gyromitra syndrome, Muscarin syndrome, Pantherina syndrome, Psilocybin syndrome, and Gastrointestinal syndrome), along with Paxillus syndrome and coprine syndrome. The...