The paper includes literary data on the use of Amanita muscaria in Sib- eria and North-East Asia as well as information collected from ethnogra- phers investigating these areas during the past decades. A survey is given on the cases and rules of Arna~~~a mus&a~ consumption and the ways of its administration. The peoples having the tradition of Amanita muscak con- sumption were aware of its different psychotrophic qualities and were able to use for several purposes. The fungus has been used by them as a psycho- stimulant having a simultaneous effect on several psychic functions.
Ethnomycological data from siberia and north-east asia on the effect of Amanita muscaria
Ethnomycological data from siberia and north-east asia on the effect of Amanita muscaria
Jowmi of Ethnophunnacology, 3l(lQQ1~157 - 173 Efsevier Scientific Publishers Ireland Ltd. 157 ETHNOMYCOLOGICAL DATA FROM SIBERIA AND NORTH-EAST ASIA ON THE EFFECT OF A~A~~~A ~~SCA~~A MARET SAAR Labomtory of Mycoiogy, Institute of Zoology and Botany, Estonkzn Academy of Sciences IEstonial (Accepted November 10, 1989)
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