Family- Agaricaceae; Amanitaceae.
English- Fly Agaric (mushroom),Aga, Soma.
Ayurvedic- Identified as Soma ofnRigveda (controversial). (Sushruta described 24 varieties of Soma and
18 other drugs as its substitutes.)Intensely poisonous; used for intoxication.The fungus has been used in Russia for preparing an intoxicating drink.Toxic principles arecholine, muscarine and mycetoatropine (muscaridine).Muscarine stimulates postganglionic,cholinergic and neuroeffector junctions. The isoxazole constituents are psychoactive.2-4 FlyAgaric (more than 10 g fresh) are toxic; 20 (more than 100 g fresh) are lethal. (Francis Brinker.) A. pantherina is used in Japan for
intoxication.Aga is not a true hallucinogen. The illusions are amisinterpretation of sensory stimuli due to isoxazole, ibotenic acid, muscimol, muscazone and traces of muscarine. (Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, 2007.)
English- Fly Agaric (mushroom),Aga, Soma.
Ayurvedic- Identified as Soma ofnRigveda (controversial). (Sushruta described 24 varieties of Soma and
18 other drugs as its substitutes.)Intensely poisonous; used for intoxication.The fungus has been used in Russia for preparing an intoxicating drink.Toxic principles arecholine, muscarine and mycetoatropine (muscaridine).Muscarine stimulates postganglionic,cholinergic and neuroeffector junctions. The isoxazole constituents are psychoactive.2-4 FlyAgaric (more than 10 g fresh) are toxic; 20 (more than 100 g fresh) are lethal. (Francis Brinker.) A. pantherina is used in Japan for
intoxication.Aga is not a true hallucinogen. The illusions are amisinterpretation of sensory stimuli due to isoxazole, ibotenic acid, muscimol, muscazone and traces of muscarine. (Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, 2007.)
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