Red mushroom found in mixed, coniferous and deciduous forests, forming mycorrhiza (gribokoren - "mutually beneficial co-existence") with birch and pine trees.
mushroom cap is initially spherical, then the half-round and, finally, flat shape, from orange to bright red.On the surface there are white or pale yellow "warts" rounded usually irregular shape.Mature and old red mushroom is characterized by a pronounced banding around the edge of the cap.
Heavyweight Stipe may be yellow or white, has a cylindrical shape, tuberous thickening.At present thickening of the white flake "warts" are located in several rows extending in concentric circles.
Amanita muscaria contains a large amount of toxic components (choline, muscarine, betaine muscaridine, putrescine, bufotenin and other substances).Some of them are potent toxins.Bufotenin has hallucinogenic effects.
Known insecticidal properties (kill insects), Amanita muscaria has by ibotenic acid content.
poisoning these fungi rarely observed.This is due to the fact that the mushroom confused with any fungus is very difficult.However, poisoning still occur.They usually occur in young children who ate "beautiful" mushrooms in the absence of adults.The main symptoms of poisoning should include abdominal pain, vomiting, watery eyes, wheezing, constriction of the pupils, excessive sweating and salivation.In severe cases, there may be convulsions, cardiac arrhythmias, and diarrhea.Fatal practice hardly registered.
Amanita muscaria.Use
should be noted that there are cases of ingestion of the fungus.For example, from dried toadstools prepare a tincture with vodka.It has she strong enough tonic effect.Similarly, with the addition of berries blueberry tincture prepared residents of Kamchatka.However, recommendations for the use of the fungus is not practiced.
In connection with hallucinogenic properties, Amanita muscaria was used by shamans.As a result of taking mushrooms in food ministers ancient cults could reach religious ecstasy and acquire supernatural powers.
Also shamans ate fly agaric performers of heroic tales and legends.In ancient times, the singer ate from nine to twenty mushrooms and began to sing all night tales.
ritual eating of mushrooms in the Koryak was an important element during the autumn holiday "Khololo" (fishing festival).The use of fly agaric
provoked delirium, twitching limbs.While some people can dance, jump, have fun, others dreamland hell, horror, and others could begin to repent.In some cases, people imitated the "action" itself toadstools.For example, wore a hat and seeped through the narrow shutters or chimney flue.Braking is replaced by the excitement, people fell into a deep sleep.For some time people have taken mushrooms could feel a surge of strength.Muhomornoe intoxication increased libido in some cases.In most cases of poisoning by these mushrooms are often characterized by alternating moods, visual hallucinations (color vision, double vision and other objects).The onset of lethargy and then accompanied by loss of memory.
In folk medicine, there are several recipes with toadstools.Due to increased toxicity of mushrooms, their use is prohibited in official medicine.
many ungulates (wild roe deer, deer, elk) to use fly agaric in getting rid of helminths (worms).
