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by meschi 2476 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria#Toxicity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibotenic_acid

Amanita Muscaria contains muscimol and ibotenic acid. Ibotenic acid is neurotoxic and a prodrug to muscimol, which has the desired psychoactive effect.