The most common cause of mushroom poisoning is the use of fried, boiled or dried poisonous mushrooms having similarities with edible. Sometimes the cause of mushroom poisoning may be decay products formed during the decomposition of proteins, which are rich in edible mushrooms.
Old mushrooms with a firm consistency can cause problems. You should remember that [...]
Depending on the type of fungus, there are various symptoms of poisoning by mushrooms. One can discern four major forms of poisoning.
1. The mildest form is called milk mushrooms containing irritating resinous substance. These include: tussock moths, devil mushroom and some plate fungus. This includes poisoning of various hardened old copies of tinder fungus and [...]
If any, even very lightly, mushroom poisoning, you should immediately consult a doctor or take the injured to hospital. Prior to the arrival of the doctor patient cleans the stomach and intestines and put him to bed. Gastric lavage is made with warm water, salt solution or a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Gastric lavage [...]
