10 most dangerous poisonous mushrooms in the world

If eating some poisonous fungi such as mushroom angel wings or skull cap, people will suffer liver, kidney, nervous system damage, leading to death.

1. Flying Mace (Fly Agaric)

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Flying mushroom (Fly Agaric), scientific name Amanita muscaria , seems to resemble fairytale mushrooms, with red and white spots. People and animals that accidentally eat this fungus will be poisoned and can die.

The main poisoning agent in flying mushrooms is muscimol and ibotenic acid . The above toxins act on the central nervous system, causing irritation, nausea, drowsiness, hallucinations.

2. Mushroom angel wings

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Angel wing mushroom (Angel Wing), scientific name Pleurocybella porrigens , often grows in the northern hemisphere. There was a time when the angel wings were considered food, but this changed in 2004, when nearly 60 Japanese were poisoned by eating them, of which 17 died within 6 weeks. .

Scientists have not been able to identify all the toxins of the angel wings. A type of amino acid found in mushrooms destroys animal brain cells when conducting experiments. It is likely that mushrooms also contain high levels of cyanide.

3. Deadly Dapperling

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Deadly Dapperling, of Lepiota, usually grows in pine forests in Europe and North America. This fungus contains amatoxin, a toxin that causes 80-90% of deaths from fungal poisoning.

The death rate of ingestion of amatoxin is up to 50% if left untreated, and 10% if treated promptly. Early symptoms include abdominal pain and gastrointestinal disorders, after which the patient has fatal liver failure.

4. Podostroma Cornu-damae Mushroom

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Podostroma Cornu-damae is shaped like a human hand. The main toxin in this fungus is trichothecene mycotoxins , compounds that cause unpleasant symptoms and can lead to death after a few days. Toxic affects all parts of the body but mainly the liver, kidneys, brain, depletes blood cells, causes the skin to be peeled off, hair loss is like radiation poisoning or leukemia bridge.

5. Conocybe Filaris mushroom

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Conocybe Filaris mushroom usually grows on grassy fields and originates in the Pacific region, northwest of the United States. This fungus contains especially dangerous toxin amatoxin, if ingested it will cause serious liver damage and cannot be treated.

6. Webcap mushroom

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Webcap mushroom, scientific name Cortinarius rubellus , is an extremely poisonous fungus, and eating only a small amount is deadly enough. If you are lucky to escape death, the poisoned person must have a life-long kidney or kidney transplant . In fungus Webcap contains orellanine, very strong toxin so far no effective antidote .

7. Mushroom hat for autumn

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Autumn Skullcap, scientific name Galerina marginata , often grows on dead stalks all over the world. Like many poisonous mushrooms, the skull cap looks like a harmless fungus, confusing many people. The fungus contains amatoxin, causing permanent liver damage, leading to painful deaths.

8. False Morel Mushroom

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False Morel mushroom, scientific name Gyromitra esculenta, is shaped like a human brain. This is one of the most popular dishes in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Morel False Mushroom is quite special. If you eat it alive, you will die. But if properly cooked, this mushroom has a great taste.

The poison in the mushroom is gyromitrin , when it enters the human body, it is converted into monomethylhydrazine (MMH). The toxin mentioned above affects primarily the liver, sometimes affecting the nervous system and kidneys. People who are poisoned have common symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, and headache. In the worst case scenario, the poison will be deeply comatose and die after a week .

9. Angelic mushrooms destroy

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Angelic fungus destroys (Destroying Angels) is a poisonous mushroom capable of completely destroying the human body with amatoxin toxin . Early symptoms after eating mushrooms include: cramps, delirium, seizures, vomiting and diarrhea. Amatoxin toxin causes permanent damage to the kidneys and liver tissue. The only way to save a person who is poisoned is to have a liver transplant .

10. Death hat mushroom

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Mushroom hat death (Death Cap), scientific name Amanita phalloides , the culprit in most cases of death by eating mushrooms casually or intentionally poisoning. This fungus is related to the death of Roman emperor Claudius, a pope and Russian tsar. Mushrooms with death hats originated in Europe, often growing under oak trees in the forest. It looks like many edible mushrooms, causing confusion.

The poisoning agent of the fungus is α-amanitin (amatoxin), which damages the liver and kidneys to the extent that it cannot be recovered. It is estimated that only 30 g of amatoxin poison (equivalent to half a mushroom) is enough to kill an adult. The fungal death fungal toxicity has not changed, even when cooked, dried or frozen.