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Interest grows in fly agaric – but here’s why you shouldn’t confuse it with ‘magic mushrooms’

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par Colin Davidson, Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Central Lancashire

Psilocybin, a compound found in many types of mushrooms, is an antidepressant with potential use in treating anxiety. Unfortunately, unscrupulous vendors have used these clinical results to sell products made from an unrelated and somewhat toxic mushroom: Amanita muscaria.

In a recent study, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found a significant…

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