Amanita muscaria: Ecology, Chemistry, Myths

Amanita muscaria is the most emblematic mushroom in popular representation. It an ectomycorrhizal fungus endemic to cold ecosystems of northern hemisphere. The basidiocarp contains isoxazoles compounds that have specific actions on central nervous system, including hallucinations. For this reason, it considered important entheogenic different cultures whose remnants are still visible some modern-day European traditions. In Siberian civilizations, has been consumed for religious and recreational purposes millennia, as was only inebriant region.