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Michel Lopez

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Amanita muscaria: Ecology, Chemistry, Myths

Encyclopedia September 2, 2021 Quentin Carboué, Michel Lopez 23 citations

Amanita muscaria is the most emblematic mushroom in the popular representation. It is an ectomycorrhizal fungus endemic to the cold ecosystems of the northern hemisphere. The basidiocarp contains isoxazoles compounds that have specific actions on the central nervous system, including hallucinations. For this reason, it is considered an important entheogenic mushroom in different cultures whose...