How can we find poisonous mushrooms and non poisonous mushrooms
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We have briefly discussed mushroom toxins when we covered etheogenic mushrooms. It was summarized at that time that poisonous mushrooms may have a variety of mycotoxins that may be divided into classes, according to their chemical structures. This is a topic of interest because mushrooms have been gathered for eating throughout the world, for thousands of years, and during that time many people have become ill or died when they inadvertently consumed poisonous mushrooms. While the mushrooms that are poisonous in a given area are generally well known, fatal mushroom poisoning may still occur.
The knowledge as to whether mushrooms are poisonous or edible is important for those who wish to go out to collect mushrooms for the purpose of eating them. With a little common sense, it is something that can be fun to do, either by yourself or as a group activity. There are, in fact, many amateur mushroom societies throughout the country that were formed for the purpose of going out to collect mushrooms and eating what they have collected at the end of the day. There are many edible mushrooms that can be found that are good to eat that are very distinct and will not be mistaken for poisonous species. If the collector sticks to those species, there should not be any problems. The most common reason for the occurrence of mushroom poisoning is collecting and eating a species of mushroom that closely resembles one that is poisonous. This is probably the most common cause of mushroom poisoning.
A question that is often asked by the novice mushroom collector is how can you determine if a mushroom is poisonous or not. Often the poisonous species is referred to as a "toadstool", but in terms of the general appearance of poisonous mushrooms do not look any different than those that are edible. The toadstool label is just a means by which some people refer to poisonous mushrooms. There are no generalizations that can be made that will allow you to distinguish between what is edible and what is not. "Fool-proof" means of making this distinction are myths and are untrue. Some of the most common example is that a silver coin will turn black when cooked with a poisonous mushroom, if animals are seen eating the mushroom, then it is not poisonous, if the top layer of the cap can be peeled, it is not poisonous and there are more. The only means by which species have been determined to be poisonous is if somebody