Summary on the Amanita Phalloides
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Amanita phalloides |
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Amanita phalloides: terminology | More different names: angel of death, bastard ovule, Agaricus phalloides, Tignosa verdognola and Tignusa morteada Etymology → phalloides: phallòs (phallus) and eîdos (form) → phallic conformation of the stem |
Amanita phalloides: botanical description | Hat
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Amanita phalloides: sensory characteristics | Meat consistency: fibrous, white, firm Odor: null from raw, unpleasant and fetid when wet |
Amanita phalloides: toxic chemical components |
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Amanita phalloides: heat treatment | Heat treatment does not kill toxins → thermostable substances |
Amanita phalloides: phalloid poisoning syndrome | 1 mg / kg of fungus per body weight is sufficient to produce irreversible damage to the liver Poisoning:
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Amanita phalloides: remedies | DIAGNOSIS MUST BE TIMELY liver transplantation and / or dialysis Possible remedies:
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Amanita phalloides: how to recognize it | Crush a piece of mushroom on a sheet of newsprint Mark the halo with the pencil Pour drops of muriatic acid Blue spot formation → confirmation of the presence of amanita phalloides anatoxin |