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Two immature
Amanita muscaria
mushrooms
, a poisonous and
psychoactive
basidiomycete
fungus
found
throughout the world
. Its main psychoactive constituent is the compound
muscimol
, an
alkaloid
that occurs naturally in
Amanita
species. It was used as an intoxicant and
entheogen
by the
peoples of Siberia
and has a religious significance in these cultures.
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