Amanita muscaria: the classic psychoactive mushroom

A non psilocybin containing "magic mushroom" used for centuries by indigenous cultures, now experiencing a modern renaissance.

Hello readers!  To get ready for this week’s upcoming edition of the podcast, I wanted to provide a primer on Amanita muscaria, otherwise known as the “fly agaric mushroom” (with the name coming from the fact that it was once believed to be an insecticide effective against common houseflies).  Amanita muscaria is the iconic mushroom…