Fly agaric as a medicine: how to prepare a tincture or decoction to treat joints?

Fly agaric mushroom - poison or medicine?

The fly agaric belongs to the Amanitaceae family. In appearance, it is a very attractive organism that attracts all living things with its beauty. The color of the fly agaric cap depends on its growing environment and species. It can range from bright red, brown and even green. The red fly agaric is known throughout the world.

The mushroom was previously considered an excellent insecticide. They sprinkled it with sugar and laid it out around the house; they attracted flies, midges and mosquitoes well. Therefore, people began to call the mushroom fly agaric.

Despite the fact that the red fly agaric is a poisonous species and can cause harm, it still has healing properties. To prepare tinctures, extracts and other remedies, only fly agaric caps are used.

It is used in folk medicine for diseases such as rheumatism, diabetes, cancer, tuberculosis, colitis, leukemia, gynecological diseases, bladder paralysis, parkinsonism, epileptiform seizures and others.

Venous trophic ulcers. Basic principles of treatment.

Definition. A trophic ulcer of venous etiology is a defect of the skin and underlying tissues of the leg, resulting from a chronic disorder of venous outflow and not healing within six weeks.

Epidemiology

Venous ulcers are found in 1-3% of the adult population of Russia. The total number of patients with a history or currently suffering from venous ulcers of the lower extremities of venous etiology reaches 6% of the population. These data need to be clarified through targeted epidemiological studies.

Etiology and pathogenesis

The main nosological causes of the development of venous trophic ulcers are varicose and post-thrombotic disease, less often - congenital arteriovenous malformations.

Among the pathogenetic mechanisms, dynamic venous hypertension, venous edema and microcirculatory disorders with the development of microangiopathy, as well as molecular cellular mechanisms (macrophage reactions, activation of metalloproteinases, etc.), play a key role. Valvular insufficiency of perforating veins is an important, but not the only factor leading to the development of trophic skin disorders. This is evidenced by venous ulcers that develop in the absence of low venovenous discharge.

Classification

Closed trophic ulcers are classified as C5, open ulcers are classified as C6 clinical classes according to the CEAP classification.

Additionally, classifications describing the depth of the ulcer and its area can be used.

According to depth they are distinguished:

• I degree – superficial ulcer (erosion) within the dermis;
• II degree – ulcer reaching the subcutaneous tissue;
• III degree - an ulcer that penetrates into the fascia or subfascial structures (muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones), into the cavity of the articular capsule or joint.

By area they are distinguished:

• small, up to 5 cm2 in area;
• medium – from 5 to 20 cm2;
• extensive (giant) - over 50 cm2.

Features of clinical diagnosis

1. Clinical examination with a thorough assessment of complaints and medical history.
2. Identification of comorbid diseases affecting the course of trophic ulcers (diabetes mellitus, metabolic disorders, obesity, atherosclerosis, etc.).
3. Assessment of vascular status with mandatory determination of pulsation in the arteries of the foot.
4. Assessment of local status : in the vast majority of cases, venous ulcers are located on the inner surface of the lower third of the leg, less often they involve other surfaces of the leg or are circular in nature. A venous ulcer is a chronic wound, which is characterized by a combination of signs of all three phases of the wound process. However, from the point of view of choosing tactics for local treatment of a trophic ulcer, it is necessary to assess what phenomena prevail at the moment. The first phase of the wound process (inflammation) is characterized by the presence of necrosis and purulent discharge. Against this background, individual areas of the ulcer may be covered with fibrin, as well as flaccid and pale granulations. The edges of the ulcer and the surrounding tissue are compacted. The second phase of the wound process is characterized by the presence of bright granulation tissue. Active epithelization and scar formation are characteristic of phase III.
5. Determination of the state of the peri-ulceral zone , which is characterized by the presence of hyperpigmentation, induration, lipodermosclerosis, and less commonly the phenomena of eczema and dermatitis.

Instrumental diagnostics

1. Doppler ultrasound with ankle-brachial index measurement. A decrease in this indicator below 0.8 or an increase above 1.5 indicates the presence of serious concomitant arterial pathology.
2. Ultrasound angioscanning when planning surgical intervention.
3. X-ray contrast angiography or CT for suspected arteriovenous malformation.

Treatment of venous trophic ulcers

Treatment tactics

Treatment of trophic ulcers of venous etiology can be divided into two stages. The first stage involves closing the trophic ulcer using conservative measures. The second includes measures aimed at preventing relapse. This algorithm is successfully applied in 2/3 of patients. The indication for surgery for an active trophic ulcer is the ineffectiveness of adequate conservative treatment. In turn, the clear clinical effect of rational conservative treatment for 6 weeks allows us to recommend its continuation until the ulcer is completely closed.

Stage 1: closure of the trophic ulcer

Lifestyle correction.

1. Diet. Limiting foods that contribute to fluid retention in the body (pickles, spicy seasonings, etc.). Preference should be given to vegetables and fruits high in vitamin C and bioflavonoids. It is advisable to expand the diet to include fish and poultry to ensure that the body receives easily digestible proteins. Attention must be paid to the prevention of constipation, which can increase venous hypervolemia of the lower extremities.
2. Mode. Patients with venous trophic ulcers should not stand or sit for long periods of time. If the patient’s professional activity does not allow one to exclude prolonged static loads or exposure to high or low temperatures, it is necessary to be released from work until the trophic ulcer is completely closed or examined by the VTEK. During the night, the patient is recommended to keep his legs in an elevated position (15–20 cm above the level of the body).

Pharmacotherapy.

Antibacterial drugs . Indications for antibacterial therapy are signs of acute infectious inflammation of the soft tissues surrounding the trophic ulcer, or a high degree of bacterial contamination of 107 or more microbial bodies per gram of tissue. Ideally, culture is required to identify the microbial flora and determine its sensitivity to a specific antibiotic. It is also possible to prescribe drugs empirically, taking into account the most likely strains of microorganisms growing in venous trophic ulcers. Protected penicillins (ampiox, amoxiclav) can be first-line drugs. The use of 1-2nd generation cephalosporins (cephalexin, cefaclor, cefuroxime), as well as tetracyclines (doxycycline) is less preferable due to their isolated gram-positive spectrum of action. If high activity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is suspected, carbenicillin, ticarcillin, azlocillin or piperacillin are used.

The persistent course of the microbial inflammatory process in the conditions of complex treatment of a trophic ulcer serves as an indication for microbiological culture with subsequent correction of the ongoing antibacterial therapy. Isolation of multiresistant strains determines the need for parenteral use of reserve group antibiotics (vancomycin, 3rd-4th generation cephalosporins, carbapenems) until the symptoms of acute cellulitis are completely resolved (on average 7-10 days). The presence of fungal flora in a trophic ulcer is an indication for the administration of fluconazole at a dose of 50–100 mg per day.

Phlebotropic drugs. RCTs and meta-analysis results show that MOFF (1000 mg per day) in combination with compression therapy accelerates the healing of venous trophic ulcers with an area of ​​up to 10 cm² in up to 6 months. For other FLPs, there is no reliable data regarding their effectiveness in venous ulcers.

Local treatment of venous trophic ulcers.

Local therapy is a key stage in the treatment of trophic ulcers of venous etiology. The choice of specific therapeutic agents depends on the characteristics of the wound process, the condition of the tissues surrounding the trophic ulcer, and the limb as a whole.

Toilet trophic ulcer. When treating a trophic ulcer, jet washing of its surface with a sterile saline solution heated to 37°C can be considered optimal. The use of concentrated antiseptics (povidone iodine, hydrogen peroxide, miramistin, sodium hypochloride, etc.) traditionally used for acute wounds should be avoided. In conditions of trophic ulcers, they not only destroy microorganisms, but also have a cytotoxic effect, damaging granulation tissue. High-pressure lavage, including vortex therapy, is undesirable, as it promotes the penetration of microorganisms into the tissue and damages the microvasculature. Surgical debridement or debridement is performed when there is a large amount of necrotic tissue and fibrin. At the same time, during the procedure one should not strive to expose the bottom of the trophic ulcer.

Wound coverings. Local physicochemical conditions have a significant influence on the normal course of reparative processes in the area of ​​the ulcer. On the one hand, excess humidity causes the death of epithelial cells. On the other hand, lack of moisture leads to drying out and slows down the epithelization process. Severe disturbances in the gas composition and acidity of the environment also adversely affect the functional cellular activity, and in certain cases create conditions for the activation of pathogenic microflora. It has been proven that a moist environment is necessary for wound self-cleaning, proliferation and migration of epithelial cells. With a sufficient amount of fluid in the extracellular matrix, looser fibrous tissue is formed with the subsequent formation of a less rough, but more durable scar.

The greatest prospects in the treatment of trophic ulcers of venous etiology are associated with the use of new generation wound coverings. The main objectives of such dressings are:

• irreversibly remove detritus, microbial particles and excess exudate;
• protect from mechanical influences, chemical irritation and

secondary infection;

• keep the ulcer surface moist,

preventing it from drying out and forming a dry scab;

• help increase the reparative resources of local tissues;
• maintain microcirculation and oxygenation of the edges of the ulcer;
• have a beneficial effect on the surrounding skin, protect it from maceration,

allergies and dermatitis;

• stay on the wound and be removed painlessly and atraumatically;
• retain their properties when combined with elastic compression in

over a long period of time (a day or more);

• be easy to use and comfortable for the patient.

The so-called interactive dressings have all of the above properties to the greatest extent (Table 8). These are bandages of complex pathogenetically targeted action, capable of creating and maintaining in the pathological focus for a long period of time an optimal wound environment for healing with a balanced level of humidity and sorption of wound exudate and, as a result, ensuring timely cleansing and normalization of reparative and regenerative processes in the wound. Interactive dressings, as a rule, have low adhesion to the wound surface and are able to maintain a constant gas composition and pH level of tissues.

Table 8. Modern dressings used for the treatment of venous trophic ulcers.

The choice of one or another dressing requires mandatory consideration of the phase of the wound process and the degree of exudation. Thus, dressings, the use of which is rational in the inflammation phase, due to the structure of their material, are capable of inactivating wound exudate, promoting the irreversible elimination of microorganisms, toxins and tissue detritus, while stimulating the process of rejection of necrotic tissue. In turn, coatings used in the treatment of “clean” healing ulcers maintain the necessary humidity and aeration, reliably protect against mechanical damage and secondary contamination, and stimulate reparative processes.

Atraumaticity and safety are the most important properties of modern interactive dressings. Non-traumatic means that the coating can be easily removed due to the low degree of adhesion to the wound surface. Safety means the absence of mechanical and chemical irritation, as well as hypoallergenicity. An additional advantage is their modeling ability, which allows closing a wound defect of any shape in various parts of the body. Many wound dressings are self-adhesive or have an additional self-adhesive edge treated with a hypoallergenic adhesive. Such dressings should only be used in patients with normal skin sensitivity in the absence of dermatitis and/or eczema. Modern interactive dressings are produced in ready-made sterile packaging, with markings that ensure ease of use.

Superabsorbents are capable of absorbing and irreversibly sorbing wound discharge. They are a multilayer pad that contains as an active substance a granular polyacrylate superabsorbent that has a high degree of affinity for wound fluid proteins. The saline solution, which soaks the wound covering continuously for 24 hours, is released into the wound and replaced by exudate, providing wound dialysis and microbial decontamination. Moisturizing necrosis helps to soften it, make it easier to reject and clean the wound. Currently, further improvement of the “washing-absorption” mechanism, reducing adhesive properties and creating conditions for complete irreversible inactivation of absorbed microflora through the introduction of the antiseptic polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) into the absorption element makes it possible to increase the intervals between dressings to 72 hours without the threat of re-infection of the ulcer.

Alginates are produced from seaweed. They are based on the calcium salt of alginate acid, as well as polymer chains of mannuronic and hyaluronic acids. Alginate dressings are placed in the wound dry. Upon contact with blood and wound secretions, due to the swelling of the fibers, they turn into a hygroscopic non-adhesive gel that fills the wound. In this case, microorganisms and toxins are reliably bound in the gel structure. As a result, wounds are quickly cleansed and a microclimate favorable for healing is created. A prerequisite for the use of calcium alginate-based dressings is the presence of fluid in the wound. The dressing is used in all phases of the wound process with moderate and severe exudation up to complete epithelization. Calcium alginate has hemostatic properties and can be used to treat deep and/or bleeding ulcers. Contraindications to the use of calcium alginate-based dressings are dry necrotic scab and the presence in the wound of elements that are not a source of granulation tissue growth (abundance of open tendons, joint capsules, periosteum, etc.).

Sponge dressings consist of synthetic spongy materials, the therapeutic effect of which is based on the effect of vertical capillarity and low adhesion. They are able to create a balanced environment on the wound surface, stimulate the growth of granulation tissue and isolate the ulcer from secondary infection. Used in the treatment of trophic ulcers with abundant exudation in the first and second phases of the wound process. The advantage is that the structure of the material allows them to be combined with elastic compression without reducing the sorption properties of the wound covering. The indication for changing the dressing is its complete saturation with exudate, manifested by leakage of liquid or deformation of the outer layer of the coating.

Currently, hydrophilic sponge dressings protected by a hydroactive atraumatic coating have been developed and introduced into the domestic market. A mesh atraumatic hydrogel coating with an initial 35% moisture content, which is the contact layer of the dressing, can significantly reduce the adhesion of the sponge to the wound surface and effectively moisturize even a dry ulcerative surface. The prolonged release of fluid with such a dressing allows you to ensure the necessary balance of moisture and sorption from the moment the ulcer is cleansed of detritus until its complete epithelialization. The bandage also does not lose its properties if elastic compression is used and can remain on the wound for an average of 3-5 days.

Hydrocolloids are used in the 2nd phase of the wound process. Upon contact with wound exudate, the colloidal component swells and turns into a gel. The main advantages of these coatings include good fixation to the wound surface, high atraumaticity, and easy modeling of the shape of both the limb and the ulcerative defect. The disadvantage of hydrocolloids is their opacity, which makes it difficult to visually monitor the condition of the wound defect. The saturation of hydrocolloids and loss of sorption activity is indicated by the deformation of the bandage in the form of a bubble and a change in its color. When changing the dressing (on average every 2-3 days), the remainder is removed from the wound surface with a damp swab. Low sorption capacity, as well as insufficient permeability to gases and water, limits the use of hydrocolloids in severe exudative processes.

Hydrogel dressings are a ready-made sorption gel fixed on a transparent semi-permeable membrane containing up to 60% water and possessing moderate sorption activity. The gel maintains a constant shape and keeps the wound moist while absorbing excess secretions. These coatings are used to rehydrate dry necrotic scab or stimulate epithelization of granulating ulcerative defects. Hydrogel-based dressings do not stick to the wound, which makes them highly atraumatic. The outer surface of the coating is impermeable to microorganisms and water and at the same time transparent. The last factor makes it possible to visually monitor and record the condition of a trophic ulcer without removing the bandage. The indication for changing the coating is its cloudiness and loss of transparency.

Atraumatic mesh dressings are made on the basis of a neutral hypoallergenic hydrophobic ointment mass or Peruvian balsam. They have an antiseptic effect and stimulate tissue repair. The advantage of atraumatic mesh dressings is the ability not to stick to the wound and not to interfere with the outflow of excess wound fluid. Along with being atraumatic, this factor protects the coatings from drying out and prevents the formation of scar contractures. Silver-containing atraumatic dressings have a more significant antimicrobial effect. Upon contact with the wound surface, there is a slow, uniform release of active silver particles, which have a wide spectrum of antimicrobial activity. The service life of such a dressing, subject to moderate exudation, is 7 days. Atraumatic dressings are used to cover donor sites during autodermoplasty of trophic ulcers.

Additional methods of local treatment of venous trophic ulcers. Additional methods of local therapeutic effects on the area of ​​a trophic ulcer include laser irradiation, vacuum treatment of the wound, its biological sanitation and treatment in a controlled abacterial environment.

Laser radiation. The use of laser radiation is rational in the first phase of the wound process. When treating an infected wound, its surface layers are evaporated to form a thin-walled, sterile scab. These processes are accompanied by a significant decrease in the degree of microbial contamination of the ulcer. The greatest therapeutic effect of laser radiation was obtained when affecting trophic ulcers of a small area.

Vacuum treatment of trophic ulcers . Vacuuming is one of the methods of sanitation of chronic wounds, which can also be applied to trophic ulcers of venous etiology. The main pathogenetic aspects of vacuuming are the removal of weakly fixed non-viable tissues, a significant reduction in the degree of bacterial contamination of tissues and stimulation of reparative processes. Improving stationary and mobile devices that provide prolonged vacuum exposure, equipping them with a dialogue program and an emergency warning system, makes it possible to solve the problem of treating chronic wounds at a completely new level.

Biological rehabilitation of trophic ulcers . Currently, there is renewed interest in the method of cleansing purulent-necrotic ulcers using green fly larvae (Larval therapy). Specially grown larvae, when placed in a wound, have a cleansing effect through the release of powerful proteases. Under their influence, devitalized tissues undergo necrolysis, become amorphous and are absorbed by the larvae. The main problem of biological sanitation of trophic ulcers is the ambiguous ethical and aesthetic perception of the method by doctors and patients.

Treatment of trophic ulcers in a controlled abacterial environment. The method of bandage-free treatment of extensive purulent wounds in a controlled abacterial environment is based on the principle of gnotobiological isolation. The area of ​​ulcerative defects is isolated from the external environment in a transparent plastic chamber and a stream of sterile air is constantly supplied to it, creating an optimal environment for wound healing. The disadvantage of the method is its cumbersomeness, the possibility of performing it only in a hospital setting, as well as a significant reduction in the quality of life of the patient who is forced to observe strict bed rest for a long time.

Compression therapy is a necessary component of the treatment of venous trophic ulcers and the prevention of their recurrence. In case of an open ulcer with symptoms of venous edema, cellulite and exudation, preference is given to multilayer bandages formed from bandages of limited extensibility. To prevent relapse, medical compression stockings are usually used.

Algorithm for local treatment of venous trophic ulcers

Ist phase of the wound process. A large amount of necrotic masses and fibrin is an indication for the use of wound dressings from the superabsorbent group in combination with a multilayer compression bandage. The dressing is changed daily. For high or moderate exudation, it is recommended to use sponge, alginate or atraumatic dressings with antiseptic properties in combination with secondary sorption dressings. The antibacterial properties of drainage and sorption dressings can be enhanced by the additional use of atraumatic silver-containing coatings. Wound coverings and compression bandages are applied for at least 24 hours. If the swelling subsides quickly, then the bandage is changed daily, regardless of the type of interactive bandage.

II phase of the wound process. For high or moderate exudation, sponge dressings are used. If the skin surrounding the ulcer is hypersensitive, sponge dressings with a fixing contour should be avoided. At low and medium levels of exudation, in the second phase of the wound process, hydrophilic sponges protected by a hydroactive gel layer or hydroactive occlusive dressings are used, which best stimulate the healing of a chronic wound. Only with a minimal level of exudation in the second phase of the wound process can one abandon the use of wound occlusion in favor of atraumatic dressings, which can be considered as the treatment of choice in the treatment of chronic wounds in conditions of moderate or low exudation with sensitive skin surrounding the ulcer. For normal skin sensitivity, the preferred local treatment option in the second phase is hydrocolloid dressings, which best stimulate the formation of granulations.

In conditions of an actively granulating trophic ulcer, both in the presence of edema and in its absence, compression therapy can be carried out using a multilayer bandage, including special bandages impregnated with zinc oxide and glycerin.

III phase of the wound process. During the epithelialization stage, the algorithm for local therapeutic effects on venous ulcers is somewhat simplified due to a significant reduction in the severity of exudative processes. For normal skin, it is possible to continue treatment with sponge dressings with a hydroactive layer, as well as local application of thin-layer hydrocolloid and hydrogel dressings. For sensitive skin, the optimal treatment option is hydrogel coatings without a fixing contour or hydroactive atraumatic dressings. As a rule, at this stage of the pathological process, swelling of the limb is insignificant, which makes it possible to widely use medical compression hosiery. If swelling of the limb persists, multi-day compression bandages are used.

Surgery

Obtaining a clear clinical effect from conservative therapy for 6 weeks, consisting in reducing the area and depth of the trophic ulcer, improving the trophism of surrounding tissues, eliminating edema and pain, allows us to recommend its continuation until the complete closure of the trophic ulcer. With an active trophic ulcer, the indication for surgery is the ineffectiveness of adequate conservative treatment.

All types of surgical interventions performed in patients with trophic ulcers can be divided into two groups. In the first case, the task of the surgical treatment is to eliminate pathological regional venous hypervolemia, in the second - plastic closure of the trophic ulcer.

Operations on the superficial venous system

For varicose veins with high venovenous discharge, a crossectomy is performed followed by stripping of the great saphenous vein on the thigh. Extended phlebectomy on the lower leg, which is fraught with purulent-necrotic complications, should be avoided. In high-risk patients, as well as as a means of eliminating residual varicose veins, phlebosclerosing treatment, laser and radiofrequency coagulation are used.

Interventions on perforating veins

To eliminate horizontal reflux, endoscopic dissection of perforating veins is used, as well as their scleroobliteration or thermal coagulation under ultrasound control.

Deep vein interventions

Surgical interventions on the deep venous system (plasty of venous valves, shunt operations) in patients with trophic ulcers are performed in an extremely limited group of patients in case of failure of all other treatment methods.

Skin grafting

A large area of ​​trophic ulcer sometimes requires surgical repair of the tissue defect. For this purpose, autodermoplasty with a split skin flap is used, both as an independent method and in combination with intervention on the saphenous and perforating veins.

As a rule, the anterolateral surface of the thigh is used as a donor area. A skin flap with a thickness of 0.5 – 0.8 mm is collected using a mechanical, or less commonly, a manual dermatome. After application of donor skin over the entire area of ​​the trophic ulcer, the wound surface is covered with a non-adhesive bandage and a compression bandage is applied for 3 to 5 days. In order to close the donor area, it is most rational to use atraumatic mesh bandages.

Characteristics of the red fly agaric

Red fly agaric is a mushroom of medium toxicity, with an unusual red cap and a snow-white leg, which is decorated with a small “skirt”. The red color warns of danger not only for humans, but also for animals. Found in forests.

The fly agaric is a fairly large organism with a fleshy body and a large cap, which can reach a diameter of about 20 cm. The flesh of the cap varies from white to yellow, sweet in taste, spherical in shape with an uneven edge. The surface is shiny, slightly sticky.

Types of fly agarics

The color can range from red to orange-red with lots of white flecks, which some call “warts.” The stem of the mushroom is cylindrical, white, slightly expanded towards the base, and can be easily separated from the cap.

Conclusions on the rules for using fly agarics

1. Collect raw materials (fly agaric mushrooms) in places far from the city and industrial zones;
2. Dry mushrooms before eating;
3. Do not take mushroom preparations (except microdosing) while conducting daily activities (study, business, career);
4. Do not spread among your friends, colleagues and neighbors about your experiments with mushrooms. Why do you need the notoriety of the “Mushroom King”?
5. Be responsible and understanding Warriors of the Path, but not idiots lost in the mushrooms!

Medicinal properties of fly agaric

Due to the unique properties of the poisonous mushroom, it is used in pharmacology. But the mushroom has gained great popularity and trust in folk medicine.

Products based on an extraordinary organism have antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and antibiotic effects.

It is well suited for the treatment of many ailments:

• oncology;
• problems with the nervous system;
• respiratory diseases;
• diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
• deterioration in the functioning of the digestive system;
• diseases of the genital organs, eye, ear and skin diseases.

In medicine, only the mushroom cap is used, from which ointments, tinctures, extracts, and compresses are made.

Before using fly agaric based products, be sure to consult your doctor. Since the substances contained in the mushroom are sometimes incompatible with the medications the patient is taking.

Advice! Keep prepared products based on fly agaric away from children and animals.

Beneficial features

In pharmacology, red fly agaric extract is used to create drugs against sore throat, epilepsy, arthritis, psoriasis, dermatitis and fungi. Remedies from fly agarics help with varicose veins, papillomas, they treat pathologies of the spinal cord, bedsores, vascular spasms, and boils. Depending on the concentration, medicines with mushroom extract can be used externally and orally.

People with cardiovascular diseases can feel the benefits of red fly agarics. In particular, there is an opinion that the extract of these mushrooms has a beneficial effect on people with coronary heart disease, hypertension, and atherosclerosis. The same mushroom is believed to be beneficial for diabetes and impotence. For the female body, the extract of “magic mushrooms” is also a good helper in some cases. For example, with painful menstruation or during menopause.

French researchers have confirmed that the correctly chosen dosage of red fly agarics affects the body as a sedative, reduces nervousness, anxiety and reduces the effects of stress. Therefore, mushroom extract is often added to anti-insomnia medications. In addition to the French, the Dutch, Finns, Norwegians, British, Japanese, and Italians use fly agaric. Preparations containing mushroom extract are allowed in New Zealand, Denmark, Switzerland, the USA and Russia, but in Australia and Israel the use of fly agarics in medicine is prohibited.

Some researchers consider red fly agarics as an antitumor agent. True, there is no irrefutable evidence of this fact in official science yet. Creams with mushroom extract are useful for the treatment of varicose veins, arthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis, and gout.

The use of fly agaric tincture for the treatment of cancer

Self-medication is dangerous, so before you start taking it orally, you should consult your doctor. After all, the dosage and duration of treatment is calculated individually for each patient.

While taking tinctures, it is recommended to use any absorbent and adhere to a strict diet.

When treating fly agarics, you need to use an absorbent

Clinical studies have shown that tinctures and extracts from poisonous mushrooms are quite effective in treating cancer at an early stage. It is recommended to be used to treat stomach, brain and leukemia cancer.

Attention! It is strictly forbidden to take the tincture during a course of chemotherapy and when metastases appear.

Targeted therapy

This is a new method of treating oncology and metastases. It is designed to act only on certain targets. These can be hormone receptors, genes, enzymes. Damage also occurs to the structures that feed the tumor, or shutdown of intracellular metabolic processes due to disturbances in the chain of biochemical reactions.

Currently used to treat treatment-resistant cancers, it can significantly increase the effect of treatment in combination with chemotherapy. With drugs for targeted therapy, it is possible to treat even advanced stages.

Proven to be effective in treating breast cancer, lung cancer, melanoma and others.

For gynecological diseases

Vodka tincture helps in the treatment of cysts, fibroids, mastopathy, papilloma, painful menstruation and other gynecological diagnoses. The tincture is taken orally.

The following tincture is prepared for oral administration:

1. You will need five large caps, which must be washed well, dried and placed in a jar.
2. Pour a liter of vodka over the mushroom.
3. Leave in the dark for two months.
4. After the time has passed, strain the product.

Take the drug one drop at a time, each time increasing the dosage by one drop, from 1 to 30.

Fly agaric tincture

Immunotherapy

One of the most progressive methods of treating cancer, which allows you to act on cancer cells through highly specific mechanisms. Used in combination with other methods of therapy.

Immunotherapy allows the body to form an immune response to the tumor, exhibit a cytotoxic effect, and also increase immune defense.

The following groups of drugs are used:

• Immunomodulators (passive immunotherapy) : cytokines (interferons, interleukins), immunoglobulins, substances of microbial origin - to correct immunity.
• Monoclonal antibodies (active immunotherapy) - to target surface antigens of tumor cells, which leads to cell death.

Can it be taken orally if you have a stomach ulcer?

For stomach and duodenal ulcers, you can take a fly agaric-based product orally. You just have to adhere to a certain treatment regimen.

The remedy is done like this:

1. Place the fly agaric caps in a three-liter jar and roll them up.
2. Bury into the ground to a depth of one meter. Does this seem strange? But no, this way ensures a constant temperature for one month.
3. After time, squeeze out the liquid and mix in a 1:1 ratio with 45% alcohol.
4. The shelf life of the product can be up to five years. Take tincture 1 tsp. three times a day half an hour before meals, washing down the drug with water.

From the caps that remain, you can prepare infusions for the treatment of the musculoskeletal system.

Preparing juice or extract

External use

For this application, tinctures, ointments, compresses or mushroom juice are used.

Juice preparation:

1. To obtain juice, the cap is crushed, placed in a glass container and placed under oppression for three days.
2. After the juice appears, it is filtered.
3. It can be stored for five days.

You can make a tincture for compresses from the juice. To do this, dilute the juice 1:1 with vodka.

Fly agarics, microdosing of fly agarics

Taking into account the insidious nature of “mushroom knowledge”, but wanting to receive the beneficial properties of fly agaric into the body, people have developed a completely safe and logically correct strategy for using fly agaric - “Microdosing of Fly Agaric”! What is its essence?

Definition: “Microdosing of fly agarics” is a scientifically based method of gradually introducing a biologically active food additive (BAA) based on “Amanita muscaria” into the human body. A gentle procedure for microdosing the effect of active substances of the mushroom on the human psychosomatic system. Effective and safe technology for long-term use of “Amanita muscaria”.

• Amanita muscaria preparations are introduced into the human body in microdoses that do not cause any harm to the tester;
• The effect of microdosing is delayed in time (from two to four weeks), due to the ultra-low dosages of the drug. The manifestations of “effects” are practically not visualized externally, but are felt as a rush of “pleasant circumstances” by the consumer of microdosing red Amanita;
• There is no poisoning or overdose of the active substances of Amanita, due to the fact that the body gradually becomes accustomed to the effects of active substances from the mushroom body. In addition, the user of the mushroom drug already knows the optimal regimen and dosage of the mushroom potion for his body;
• A person receives a range of beneficial active substances from Amanita Red, without the risk of poisoning and overdose.

Tincture and extract from fly agaric - which is better?

In folk medicine, both tincture and mushroom extract are used. The two products are equivalent in action, but they have different shelf life, which depends on the manufacturing method. And it is impossible to give a clear answer.

You can buy the extract at the pharmacy, but it is better to prepare the tincture yourself, but you must comply with all proportions and quantities of ingredients.

Medicines from fly agaric can be bought at the pharmacy

Hormone therapy in the treatment of oncology

One of the areas of chemotherapy is hormone therapy, which is also called endocrine therapy. The fact is that some tumors grow due to hormonal stimulation, so by removing the source of hormones, the development of the malignant process can be stopped. Moreover, such an effect can be achieved surgically (removal of the organ in which hormones are synthesized), with the help of radiation therapy and the administration of medications (hormones and antihormones).

The main purpose of administering hormones is to block pathological signals.

Apply

• Antiestrogens - block estrogen receptors. Used in the treatment of hormone-dependent breast cancer.
• Aromatase inhibitors - reduce the amount of estrogen in menopausal patients.
• Corticosteroids - destroy cells of lymphoid tumors, and are also prescribed to reduce the toxic effect of other cytostatics on the liver and other organs (for nausea and vomiting).
• Androgens - suppress the division of cancer cells during metastases of breast cancer.
• Antiandrogens - prevent androgens from binding to tissue receptors in prostate cancer.
• LH-RH agonists - inhibit the synthesis of testosterone and estrogen.
• Progestins - in endometrial cancer, block the development of tumor cells.

Collection and preparation of fly agaric

Not everyone knows how to properly collect and prepare mushrooms, especially if they are poisonous. Mushrooms are collected from late summer to late autumn, but it all depends on weather conditions and the region of growth.

It is better to collect away from the road and industrial zones. Do not take wormy mushrooms and panther fly agarics. Collect only beautiful, healthy-looking mushrooms. For cooking you only need mushroom caps.

Important! It is recommended to pick mushrooms immediately after rain.

Follow these rules when picking mushrooms:

• Collect fly agarics with round caps and bright red color.
• Remember that the mushroom is poisonous; collect only with gloves.
• When you get home, sort through your loot.
• Large caps need to be dried in the open air and then in the oven.
• Small ones are immediately melted in the oven, the temperature of which is no higher than 50 degrees. As soon as the moisture has evaporated, you can remove it from the oven.

Dried mushrooms are stored in a container with a lid in a cool and dark place.

Cooking mushrooms

Features of using fly agarics?

Mushrooms for psycho-promotion and therapeutic procedures are taken with great caution! These ancient plant forms have an insidious nature, the ability to accumulate in the body, and long-term delayed effects that are not always pleasant for the practitioner. A clear understanding of their nature and properties is required!

• Collecting raw materials (fly agarics) near highways, agricultural fields and industrial dump sites is strictly prohibited! Mushrooms accumulate, in fruiting bodies, the entire periodic table, with an admixture of heavy metals, salts and arsenic reagents. The chemical broth of the Fly Agaric Collection is not exactly what the experimenter would like to get into the bones, kidneys and nervous system!

• Fly agarics must be properly processed before consumption. This means that the mushroom caps are dried at a temperature of 70 degrees Celsius (household vegetable dryer). Experienced “mushroom pickers” do not recommend consuming mushroom stems, since harmful substances from the soil accumulate there. Someone will argue, but here it’s everyone’s business - the choice is yours. Drying the mushroom body of Amanita muscaria removes up to 70% of the toxic alkaloids from Amanita muscaria. Therefore, dry the mushrooms and do not eat fly agaric mushrooms raw!

• Mushrooms have an insidious property - delayed effects! This means that after chewing a couple of mushroom caps (maybe heels) in the morning, without achieving a fun effect, a person returns to society. There he suddenly meets, in broad daylight, an old neighbor who died three years ago... He actively chats with her, receiving “spiritual instructions” from the talkative undead. Nightmare! You don’t want to become one of the heroes of the movie Bachelor Party, do you? This can happen if a person does not know the insidiousness of mushrooms and the severity of the “arrival” of mushroom poisoning!

How to prepare medicine from fly agaric?

Vodka tinctures

Vodka tinctures can be prepared in different ways. Recipe No. 1:

1. Chop the freshly picked caps and let them rest in the refrigerator for a couple of days.
2. Place them in a container and pour vodka so that the liquid is a couple of centimeters above the mushrooms.
3. Let it brew for 14 days.

This tincture is used to treat cancer in the early stages, as well as joint diseases. The product can be stored for more than two years. Use the tincture for external use only.

Recipe No. 2:

1. Take the caps of 3-4 fly agaric mushrooms, chop them with a knife, and place them in an opaque bowl.
2. Pour 750 ml of vodka over it all.
3. Place the dishes with fly agarics in a dark, cool place for 45 days.
4. After this period, the mixture is taken out and filtered.
5. The tincture is free to use; drink 0.5 teaspoon daily before bed.

Extracts from red fly agaric

Extracts with a shorter shelf life are also often used for treatment.

Extract for the treatment of tumors and rheumatic pain:

1. You will need fly agaric caps and a clay pot.
2. Grind the caps by hand, place them in a clay pot, and seal the hole in the pot with dough.
3. Bake the contents in the oven or oven for several hours.
4. Squeeze out the juice, strain, and store in an airtight container.
5. Before use, be sure to heat some of the juice in a water bath.

For external use only.

Salt extract will help relieve local pain:

1. Place fresh caps in a clay pot in layers, sprinkling each layer with salt.
2. Bake in the oven for several hours at temperatures up to 50 degrees.
3. The mushrooms will slowly begin to release juice, which is similar to molasses.
4. Strain the liquid and pour into an airtight container.

The infusion is stored for a long time.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy methods for treating cancer (both monotherapy and combined use of drugs) are associated with the effect of drugs on tumor cells in certain phases of their development.

Depending on the place of chemotherapy in the treatment of tumor disease, there are:

1. Adjuvant chemotherapy is an addition to the main (surgical or radiation) method of treatment. Prescribed in case of a high risk of developing metastases or relapse - a second tumor, when the primary lesion has already been removed.
2. Non-adjuvant chemotherapy, which is given before the tumor is removed surgically or otherwise. The goal is to reduce the volume of the formation in order to perform a less traumatic operation, possibly organ-sparing.
3. Primary chemotherapy for inoperable cancer or the development of multiple metastases. The goal is to prolong the patient’s life while maintaining its quality. The least toxic drugs that are easy to administer are used.

During polychemotherapy, drugs with different mechanisms of action are selected.

Cytostatic therapy is possible, when the drug slows down the development of the tumor, and cytotoxic, if cancer cells are destroyed.

Depending on at what stage and how the chemotherapy drug acts on the cell, it is classified into one group or another:

• Alkylating agents : chlorethylamines, disulfonic acid esters, nitrosmethylurea derivatives, platinum compounds, triazines. They act on cells that are actively dividing, regardless of the phase of the cell cycle. Mechanism of action: damage to the DNA of an atypical cell, mutation and death. They have a wide spectrum of activity, so they can be prescribed for the treatment of any sensitive tumor (breast, bronchial, gastrointestinal, head, neck and brain cancer). Their disadvantage is that they are highly toxic to healthy cells. Particularly important is the suppression of hematopoiesis, which is very difficult to cope with. In addition, these drugs can cause kidney failure and other problems in the urinary system.
• Antimetabolites : folic acid antagonists, pyrimidine, purine, adenosine analogues. They are similar in structure to substances that are involved in the production of DNA and RNA; they are integrated into them and disrupt the synthesis of nucleotides, as a result of which the cell dies. They act especially well on cells that are dividing intensively. Used to treat malignant tumors of the stomach and intestines, breast, bones and soft tissues. They also inhibit hematopoiesis and lead to intestinal damage.
• Antitumor antibiotics : dox and o rubicin (with the widest spectrum), bleomycin, mitomycin and others. Actively act on cells of slowly growing tumors. They exhibit a variety of effects - from disrupting DNA reproduction to inhibiting the activity of certain enzymes. Effective for the treatment of tumors of the breast, musculoskeletal system, lymphomas. Toxic to hematopoiesis and cardiac muscle.
• Antimitogenic : vinca alkaloids, taxanes. They stop or disrupt mitosis (division) of cells, resulting in their death. Used for chemotherapy of breast and ovarian cancer, bronchopulmonary system. Toxic reactions include hematopoietic disorders, neurological disorders, intestinal paralysis, and allergic manifestations.
• Inhibitors of DNA topoisomerases I and II : camptothecin derivatives, epipodophyllotoxins. The mechanism of action is to disrupt the functioning of enzymes that are involved in DNA synthesis, which leads to the interruption of cell division and their destruction. Effective for the treatment of colon, lung and ovarian cancer. Just like other cytostatics, they inhibit hematopoiesis and can cause severe diarrhea.

Contraindications for the use of fly agaric based products

Despite the fact that the mushroom contains poison, its medicinal properties are known throughout the world. Folk medicinal tinctures, ointments, and extracts are prepared from it, which can cure various ailments. When using medications, follow a clear treatment schedule, observe the proportions of ingredients during preparation, otherwise you can get poisoned.

After using rubs, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly or wear gloves. All medications should be kept away from children and animals.

It is prohibited to use products based on poisonous mushrooms:

1. Children under 16 years of age are at risk of serious poisoning.
2. Pregnant women and during lactation.
3. Persons with individual intolerance.
4. People with heart and kidney problems.

Fly agaric is beneficial if used and applied correctly.

Harm and side effects of fly agarics

Amanitas are extremely toxic. Eating raw mushrooms can cause liver and kidney failure, and if consumed in large quantities, can be fatal. Signs of poisoning appear an hour after eating poisonous mushrooms, and reach their peak after 3 hours, although some side effects may persist for 10 hours. Mushroom poisoning is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe salivation, dilated pupils, confusion, and excitability. If a person receives medical attention on time, there is a chance of recovery within the next 12 hours. In case of fly agaric poisoning, you should rinse your stomach as quickly as possible, drink a laxative (30 g of magnesium sulfate per 100 ml of water) and call an ambulance.

Do not exceed the dosage of medications containing fly agarics. Even in microdoses, products with mushroom extract are prohibited for pregnant women, nursing mothers, children, people with gastritis, stomach ulcers, liver, pancreas or duodenal dysfunction.

How to provide first aid in case of poisoning?

Taking all traditional medicines is a big health risk. An incorrectly calculated dose of the drug can lead to serious problems, that is, poisoning.

The first signs of poisoning

Incorrect dosage or exceeding it can cause symptoms such as:

• acute pain in the abdomen, which is accompanied by frequent loose stools and vomiting;
• profuse sweating and salivation, the body is constantly covered with goosebumps, arms and legs are shaking;
• nervous excitability;
• the appearance of delirium, loss of consciousness, and in severe cases, severe hallucinations.

First aid for poisoning

First aid for poisoning

If these signs appear, the patient needs immediate assistance:

1. Call an ambulance.
2. It is necessary to induce vomiting, which will help clear the stomach of food. To do this, the patient must drink more than a liter of salted water.
3. Cleanse the intestines with a laxative.
4. The laxative can be replaced with an enema.
5. Recovery occurs on the second day.

Red fly agaric is a dangerous mushroom! Therefore, do not self-medicate. If the doctor recommends using traditional methods for treatment, then adhere to the dosage and all recommendations.

Recently, cases of mushroom poisoning have become more frequent. Most poisonings are caused by the consumption of lamellar poisonous mushrooms (primarily toadstool), which are mistakenly perceived as edible champignons and russula.

The main cause of mushroom poisoning:

• inability to recognize edible and poisonous mushrooms,
• improper preparation of dishes from some edible mushrooms,
• as well as possible mutations of edible mushrooms.

There are relatively few types of poisonous mushrooms, and only the toadstool is deadly poisonous. Treatment of mushroom poisoning must begin as early as possible.

Types of mushroom poisoning

Depending on the nature of the poisonous nature inherent in certain mushrooms, three types of poisoning are distinguished:

The first species is associated with a group of mushrooms from the fly agaric genus - toadstool and related species containing amanithemolysin, amanitotoxin, and phalloidin.

The second type is observed as a result of eating red, panther, porphyry and other types of fly agarics containing muscarine, mycoatropine, mycotoxin and other poisons.

The third type is poisoning with lines that contain helvella acid, which destroys blood cells (hemoglobin) and the liver.

The most common types of mushroom poisoning are poisoning with toadstool, fly agaric and morels.

Toadstool poisoning

This occurs, as a rule, due to the external similarity of this mushroom to edible mushrooms - russula, rows and champignons. For serious poisoning, it is enough to eat half or even a third of the mushroom, especially for children who are hypersensitive to mushroom poisons.

In recent years, the pale toadstool has come to be called a real killer because, until its umbrella cap opens, it can be mistaken for a semi-edible or edible mushroom.

This is the most poisonous of all mushrooms.

The poison amanite, contained in the toadstool, decomposes liver cells. If timely assistance is not provided, a person quickly dies. All other mushrooms are small fry compared to this “pale monster”. Even corpse poison is much weaker than the poison of the pale grebe. Up to 90% of those poisoned by this mushroom die.

In the clinic of acute poisoning with toadstool, 4 periods can be distinguished:

• Hidden period. It lasts from 8 to 24 hours after eating mushrooms. All this time, the person feels practically healthy, although the poisons are already absorbed into the blood, making their way to vital centers.
• In the 2nd period, lasting from 1 to 6 days, the poison affects the gastrointestinal tract. The body quickly begins to lose water due to nausea and vomiting. There are stomach pains, frequent and loose stools, sometimes mixed with mucus and blood. In children, this period is very difficult, since the poison quickly penetrates the liver, which is why they can die against the background of acute liver failure.
• Impaired liver and kidney function. This usually happens on the 5-6th day. If during this period the patient does not have time to receive the entire complex of antitoxic therapy, then most often death occurs.
• If effective assistance was provided, then the 4th period begins. The period of recovery, when all body functions are gradually restored.

The main symptoms of poisoning with toadstool:

• the appearance of sudden pain in the abdominal area,
• vomit,
• diarrhea (sometimes cholera-like type - “rice water”),
• severe general weakness,
• cyanosis (cyanosis) of the skin and mucous membranes,
• decrease in body temperature,
• convulsions.

Jaundice and liver enlargement may occur. The pulse is thread-like, weakly filled, with a frequency of up to 120-140 beats per minute. Blood pressure is significantly reduced. Possible loss of consciousness.

Fly agaric poisoning

“Is it possible to get poisoned by this mushroom! Who doesn’t know him - this poisonous “little red riding hood”. Who needs him!” - you hear such words not only from mushroom experts, but also from amateurs in this matter. Even children know about fly agaric.

All this is true. However, fly agaric poisoning does occur, albeit infrequently. Medical literature periodically reports this. Here, for example, is one extract from an old book.

“In one of the Siberian villages, two boys aged 3 and 4 years old ate dried red fly agarics, which their parents saved for making fly poison. Half an hour later, both children developed vomiting and diarrhea, followed by profuse sweating and drooling. By the evening, convulsions appeared, the pulse became difficult to palpate, and both children lost consciousness. Fortunately, medical help arrived in time, and everything ended well. Already on the 5th day, the children were discharged from the hospital completely healthy...”

The main symptoms of fly agaric poisoning are described here. But stories of this kind do not always end well if time to provide urgent assistance is lost. The poison muscarine contained in fly agaric causes a number of severe symptoms.

The incubation period, i.e. the latent period, lasts much less time than with poisoning with toadstool - from 0.5 to 6 hours.

The main signs of poisoning:

• nausea,
• vomit,
• watery diarrhea,
• profuse sweating,
• salivation and lacrimation.

Signs of neuropsychic disorders appear quite quickly: dizziness, confusion, hallucinations, delirium. The pupils are dilated.

In severe cases, a coma with loss of consciousness develops.

Why do people sometimes get poisoned by fly agarics? Yes, because some of their species, in particular the panther one, are vaguely reminiscent of champignons in their external color and shape.

Stitch and morel poisoning

Strings and morels belong to the category of conditionally edible mushrooms. They are poisonous to those who do not know how to handle them.

Toxicity is destroyed by appropriate processing. These spring mushrooms contain helvella acid, a poison that can cause fatal poisoning. But boiling for 10-20 minutes completely neutralizes the poison, since helvella acid passes into the decoction.

Stitches can also be rendered harmless by drying - in this case, helvella acid is oxidized by air and inactivated. Poisoning occurs when they are eaten unprocessed, undercooked or underdried.

Symptoms of poisoning develop after 6-10 hours of the incubation period:

• there is a feeling of weakness,
• pain in the epigastric region,
• nausea,
• vomiting mixed with bile,
• occasional diarrhea.

In severe cases, on the second day the following appear:

• signs of jaundice, there is an enlargement of the liver and spleen,
• severe headaches,
• loss of consciousness,
• numbness, convulsions.

Red blood cells are destroyed, i.e. hemolysis occurs, in which hemoglobin leaves the red blood cells. As a result, the blood turns transparent red (“lacquer blood”).

In case of severe poisoning, death can occur.

In mild cases, recovery occurs after 1-2 days, in more serious cases - after a few weeks.

Lethal outcomes, reaching 30%, usually occur on the 3-4th day after consuming mushrooms with symptoms of heart failure, often in a comatose, unconscious state.

Providing first aid for mushroom poisoning

Treatment of mushroom poisoning must begin as early as possible.

It comes down to removing toxic substances from the body.

First you need to make sure that it is really mushroom poisoning.

At the first sign of it, you should immediately cleanse and rinse the gastrointestinal tract.

Several tablets of activated carbon should be given internally to bind poisons. It is better to give it in the form of an aqueous suspension. After rinsing the stomach, the patient must be put to bed, having also done a cleansing enema before doing this. If for some reason it was not possible to administer a cleansing enema, you can limit yourself to a laxative - castor oil or bitter salt.

With any poisoning, the patient loses a lot of fluid (with vomiting, diarrhea), and along with it, mineral compounds necessary for the normal course of metabolic processes are washed out of the body. Therefore, the loss of fluid and role must be replenished, for which the victim is given small sips of salted water or strong tea. They also reduce the feeling of nausea and vomiting. Even despite a sharp improvement in the condition, the patient should not be allowed to drink any alcohol: alcohol in any concentration promotes faster dissolution and absorption of poisons into the body.

Typically, those suffering from poisoning need cardiovascular medications. You can introduce camphor (2 ml of a 20% oil solution), cordiamine (1 ml). For convulsions, it is recommended to give one of the sedative medications.

In all cases of mushroom poisoning, bed rest is required; in severe conditions, hospitalization is indicated.

In recent years, we have heard that people are being poisoned by mutant mushrooms.

This can be answered with the following words: “There are no mutant mushrooms. There are unfortunate mushroom pickers." Mutations in fungi, as in other representatives of flora, not to mention fauna, are an extremely slow process; changes can only occur within one species. In a word, just as it is impossible to raise a cuckoo chick from a flycatcher chick, it is also impossible to obtain a pale grebe from an oiler.

Poisoning is caused by unfamiliar poisonous mushrooms, picking mushrooms near industrial enterprises, or improper preparation. In addition, many mushrooms have poisonous counterparts: honey fungus and false honey fungus, edible butterfly and false honey fungus. We should not forget that in environmentally unfavorable places, even edible mushrooms can accumulate toxic substances, and they should not be collected there.

Rules for storing mushrooms

The first rule: mushrooms cannot be stored raw for a long time - no more than one day.

The second rule: before cooking, mushrooms must be thoroughly cleaned and washed. Remains of soil where botulism pathogens may be present are especially dangerous.

Also follow the rules that have been repeatedly tested in practice by professional mushroom pickers:

• If you don’t want to get hurt, never collect low-value agaric mushrooms! Forever give up russula, greenfinches and greenfinches. And in general from all mushrooms that look like the deadly toadstool;
• If you are not sure that a mushroom is edible, do not take it! Even among champignons there are fellow mushrooms that smell foul of carbolic acid and turn yellow when cut, which can cause poisoning;
• Never pick mushrooms near enterprises, industrial dumps and busy roads! Fungi actively accumulate toxic substances from the soil in their tissues. This also applies to suburban areas. Remember - the deeper into the forest, the purer the mushroom!
• never buy canned mushrooms from your hands, carefully carry out heat treatment when sealing cans of mushrooms;
• Don’t believe that mushroom soup can be tested for toxicity by blackening a silver spoon or darkening an onion. These are idle inventions.

Poisoning can also be caused by edible mushrooms that have not undergone proper heat treatment or have grown in contaminated areas or along highways.

It is necessary to properly prepare mushrooms for consumption. Many patients claim that they cooked mushrooms for a long time. However, it is not long-term cooking that is important, but replacing the water in which the mushrooms are cooked. The water must be changed several times (at least three times), because mushroom broth can be potentially dangerous.

Even a minimal dose of poison is considered lethal. Therefore, be sure to wash your hands after touching mushrooms. There are many cases where poison was transferred to other products through unwashed hands.

What worries doctors most is that among the patients there are children admitted with poisoning, there are even children as young as one year old, and it is very rare that they can be saved.

You should also remember that mushroom dishes are difficult to digest. They should not be used by children, people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver or chronic diseases of other internal organs.

Read also:

• The Civil Defense and Emergency Management Department warns against eating mushrooms that are unfamiliar to you.
• Poisoning by mushrooms and poisonous plants
• On monitoring the safety of mushrooms and measures to prevent poisoning
• RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CITIZENS: How to collect and cook mushrooms?
• How not to get poisoned by mushrooms

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