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RE: The Amateur Mycologist #10 - Coprinus comatus - The Shaggy Mane

in #science7 years ago

Coprine is a pretty crazy toxin. If you eat a Common Ink Cap by itself, you may not feel much of anything. But if you have even a little bit of alcohol, even up to three days after eating C.atramentaria , you will feel terrible.

another great post @dber! Really is kind of amazing some of the "odd" compounds and other toxins mushrooms "come up" with.

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Coprine is one of the most specific ones to be sure. The variety of toxic substances is very impressive though by any metric.