Mushroom Toxicity and Treatment

Flashcards covering key toxic mushrooms, their symptoms, and treatments.

α-Amanitin affects the liver and is found in __.

Amanita phalloides (Death cap)

Coprine causes a disulfiram-like reaction when ingested with __.

ethanol

Gyromitrin, found in Gyromitra species, can lead to __ and hemolysis.

neurotoxicity, gastrointestinal symptoms

Ibotenic Acid, present in Amanita species, causes symptoms similar to __.

glutamic acid

Muscarine from Clitocybe and Inocybe species causes muscarinic cholinergic symptoms summarized by __.

DUMBBELS

Muscimol, found in Amanita species, leads to __ and hallucinations.

CNS depression

Orellanine is associated with __ failure, found in Cortinarius species.

delayed renal

Psilocybin and Psilocin from Psilocybe species cause __.

hallucinations