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can you eat maitake mushrooms?

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Oh, yes: "maitake" means "dancing" -- ancient japanese people apparently danced with joy when finding these mushrooms.  For thousands of years, healers have used them in  tonics, soups, teas, prepared foods, and herbal formulas to promote health and long life.  Researchers are now studying the medicinal effects of mushrooms on the immune system, cancer, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels.

Question 2

is it hard to stop doing mushrooms?

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Narcotics Anonymous: Recommend that you become involved in narcotics anonymous. It is less difficult to fight an addiction with help.

Question 3

how dangerous is it to eat mushrooms?

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Could be: Commercial mushrooms come from safe sources.  If you are into foraging for them, either you must be an expert or do this with an expert.  Some like morels are easy to identify but others can be difficult and mushroom poisoning is something you would rather not acquire.

Question 4

why am i suddenly allergic to sep mushrooms?

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Allergic Reactions: Time frame
according to the U.S. National library of medicine, an allergic drug rash may not appear after the first exposure to a medication. It may take several doses or even a week before your immune system is triggered and you break out into a rash. Contact dermatitis often appears more quickly, according to the american academy of dermatology.

Question 5

is eating mushrooms good or bad for you? please advise!

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No: Commercial mushrooms added to food makes them more palatable and interesting.  Mushrooms from this source have few nutrients however.  Be careful about harvesting your own as there are some seriously poisonous varieties growing wild.  In general, however, mushrooms are neither bad nor good in the usual sense of these words.

Question 6

are magic mushrooms bad?

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Definitions: Is question about psylocibin, hallucinogenic mushrooms, or did you read "Alice in Wonderland" about the mushrooms which could change her size?  Realistically, why are you evaluating recreational drugs, and what goal do you have?  A little advice, your life will be far more productive and stable if you avoid drug usage as much as possible, and encourage family and companions to do same.

Question 7

what do magic mushrooms do?

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Psilocybin: "magic mushrooms" contain a chemical called psilocybin, which is a natural hallucinogen (similar to lsd, which is synthetic).  You can read warnings about it here:
http://tinyurl.Com/9gxhsdz
and lots more info, some of it very subjective and even positive here:
http://tinyurl.Com/4f7qh
like all powerful mind-altering drugs, psilocybin can be very dangerous depending on the circumstances.

Question 8

do mushrooms cause hepatitis?

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Some can: Amanita phalloides and others (a. Virosa, a. Verna, a. Bisporigera, galerina autumnalis, g. Marginata, g. Venenata, lepiota helveola) are associated with potentially fatal hepatitis.  These are fairly uncommon varieties and wouldn't be found in stores.  In general, wild mushrooms should not be consumed.

Question 9

are mushrooms (psychedelic) bad for you?

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It depends: What mushroom, how much, in what context  (the person taking it, age, medical conditions, why used etc) are all elements required to fairly answer that question.   I don't think, however, just because something is psychodelic, it means it is bad for you, but that opinion is unfortunately not widely held in our current american culture.   This brings up the legal concerns regarding use.

Question 10

what can magic mushrooms do to a person?

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Hallucinations: Used recreationally, hallucinogenic mushrooms can lead to psychosis, intense fear, and panic.  Doses are extremely variable, and can be too high.  In contained therapeutic situations, research is being done with more moderate doses of the active compound, psilocybin.  Some participants spoke of a mystical experience of sacred connectedness.  For some, positive change. http://tinyurl.com/8o33k5a.

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