Researchers are urging the public to be cautious of misleading supplements that contain Amanita muscaria instead of the expected psilocybin.
An emerging alternative to psychedelic mushrooms is more dangerous than advertised, public health researchers are warning. In a new paper, they highlight the toxicity of the Amanita muscaria mushroom, which is increasingly being sold as an unregulated supplement. More has to be done to protect people from the fungi, the authors say, such as the U.S. government classifying it as a controlled substance.
They also cite several recent case reports of people being hospitalized or even dying from taking A. muscaria. While psilocybin mushrooms are not free of potential side effects either, they’re thought to have low toxicity and a very rare risk of fatal overdose. Adding to the potential danger of A. muscaria is the lack of regulation surrounding its use, the authors say. Neither the mushroom nor its compounds are included in the federal government’s Controlled Substances list .
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