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Fly Agaric Mushrooms can be used as a food, poison, or hallucinogenic

Updated on May 14, 2024April 10, 2023

This is the Fly Agaric mushroom or amanita muscaria, recognized for its red cap and white spots 🍄  Like most raw foods, consuming fly agaric raw will make you sick.  The poisonous and hallucinogenic properties of fly agaric should be boiled out before cooking and consuming.  If uncooked and consumed in large quantities, this mushroom’s …

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