Reasons, Form of Ingestion and Side Effects Associated with Consumption of Amanita muscaria.
Toxics April 17, 2023 Michal Ordak, Aleksandra Galazka, Tadeusz Nasierowski et al. 14 citations
A new trend of consuming Amanita muscaria is analyzed through social media comments. Among 684 people, women mainly used the mushroom to reduce pain and skin problems, while men used it to relieve stress, depressive symptoms, and insomnia. Women predominantly consumed tinctures, whereas men used dried forms. Side effects differed by gender: women reported headaches, men reported nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and drowsiness. The authors call for advanced research to raise awareness of the fungus's toxicity.