BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Family :
Amanitaceae
Genus :
Amanita
Species :
cothurnata; gemmata; muscaria; pantherina; regalis
COMMON NAMES
Fly Agaric; Ibo Tengutake
EFFECTS CLASSIFICATION
Deleriant; Psychedelic
DESCRIPTION
Psychoactive Amanitas are mushrooms which contain the psychoactive chemicals ibotenic acid and muscimol. They have a long history of use in Asia and Northern Europe. They are best known for their distinctive appearance (bright reds and yellows with white spots).
CAUTION
There are many species of mushrooms in the Amanita genus which are not psychoactive. Some are deadly poisonous while others are edible.
SPECIES & VARIETIES #
Amanita muscaria var. albaHISTORY #
TRADITIONAL USE #
Wasson's Alternative Candidates for Soma - T. Riedlinger
Fly-Agaric Motifs in the Cu Chulaind Myth Cycle - T. Riedlinger
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Mycopharmacological Outline and Personal Experiences, by F. Festi & A. Bianchi
Excerpt on A. muscaria from 'The Hallucinogens', by A. Hoffer & H. Osmond
When Gods Drank Urine: the riddle of Soma, by M. Crowley
Divine Mushroom of Immortality, by G. Langsdorf
Amanita Notes, by Michael S. Smith
RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
CHEMISTRY & PHARMACOLOGY #
POISONOUS AMANITAS #
EXPERIENCES #
Mild But Definitely Not Poisonous, by Activist
Conversational Weirdness, by Anonymous
Studies of Amanita, by Jonathan Ott
Zero Logic Impairment, by J. Doe
Hallucinating in the Mind, by Petri
BOOKS #
Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality, by R. Gordon Wasson
Mushrooms and Mankind, by James Arthur
Song of Mukhomor (Video)
Mushrooms Demystified, by David Arora
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
SECONDARY RESOURCES #
RELIGIOUS / SPIRITUAL USE #
Soma Dharma - A. muscaria as Vedic Soma
OTHER RESOURCES #