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[+] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)
  • [–] 23 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    From my friends who do foraging: you only eat stuff you 1000% know doesn't have an imitator in the area, and even then you're tossing out about 3/4 of what you forage just to be safe.

    Buy your mushrooms from the store.

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  • [+] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago*

    Basically, check the details against known examples.

    Things to check:

    • shape (both inside and out)
    • color (both inside and out)
    • gills
    • spore pattern
    • what it was growing on
    • what season you found it
    • what location you found it

    Ideally, you'll be with someone that knows the mushrooms in the area and can offer more guidance. And again, if you aren't 100% sure of the fungus, toss it rather than take a chance.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    Yes, you do not even need a doctor if you catch it soon enough, eat charcoal. After it is absorbed into your bloodstream you need a hospital. Although certain plants help protect the liver like milk thistle and teasel root extract which grow wild at least in North America here. But they have other stuff too.

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