The main active ingredients of the red fly agaric are muscarine (a toxin), ibotenic acid, muscimol and bufotenin (toxins-hallucinogens).

Ibotenic acid
Is a chemical compound found naturally in the fruiting bodies of some species of fly agaric. Along with muscimol, it is one of the main active ingredients of fly agaric red, panther and a number of others. It has a psychoactive and neurotoxic effect.
When drying hats (temperature should not exceed 80 ° C), ibotenic acid is decarboxylated to muscimol, the main hallucinogenic component of the red fly agaric.
Also, the presence of ibotenic acid and muscimol explain the insecticidal effect of fly agarics..


Muscimol
Is produced by fly agaric red, panther, royal and bright yellow, along with muscarine, muscazone and ibotenic acid.
The cellular structure of this substance is also close to the neurotransmitter, only different. GAMK or GABA is gamma aminobutyric acid. Muscimol, like GABA, on the contrary, suppresses arousal. Having a sedative, relaxing effect, it reduces anxiety, improves mood, and can cause a pleasant feeling of mild euphoria. The principle of action is similar to strong sedatives, only muscimol is a natural product.

Bufotenin
Is a substance of the tryptamine class. Structurally similar to serotonin, an important neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain. It is an alkaloid found in the skin of toads, in some types of fly agaric, in plants and several other amphibians and fish. Bufotenin and its derivatives have a hallucinogenic and paralyzing effect, increase blood pressure.
Bufotenin is one of the components of the venom of toads of the genus Bufo, including species such as Bufo alvarius and Bufo marinus.
Toad venom extract, containing bufotenin and other biologically active components, has been used by people in folk medicine for centuries.
According to some reports, toad skin was sometimes used as a street psychedelic.

Muscarine
A life-threatening alkaloid. Because of him, the fly agaric is poisonous. However, to get a lethal dose, you need to eat about 4 kg of fly agaric. Therefore, fatal cases of fly agaric poisoning are extremely rare. When boiled, muscarine is released into a decoction, but when dried, it remains in the cap.
However, its percentage (0.02%) is so small that it does not play a significant role when taking small doses.
When the caps are dried, muscarine also remains in the mushroom, but given the small amount of caps used (usually 2-3), the amount of muscarine entering the body is so negligible that its effect is completely masked by hallucinogenic components.

In Russia, Amanita muscaria is included in the State Pharmacopoeia.

The fruit bodies of the red fly agaric that have undergone detoxification are safe for health.
Its toxins (ibotenic acid, muscimol) are water-soluble, and boiling and then draining the decoction will detoxify the fly agaric.

An even more effective detoxification tool is drying at high temperature (over 60°C) (which is what we use to prepare the supplement), since drying facilitates the conversion of ibotenic acid into muscimol, which is naturally destroyed during storage with access to oxygen. After this or that method of detoxification, the mushroom becomes edible.

It is called "highly poisonous" due to the phenomenon of cultural bias, as reported by most of today's leading mycologists.

Fly agaric contains a full range of active ingredients: polysaccharides, glycoproteins, ergosterol, triterpenoids, amino acids, fatty acids and other organic acids, antibiotics, vitamins, minerals and trace elements.

They provide general physiological, normalizing and protective effects and serve as a nutritional supplement to the diet, similar to many other medicinal mushrooms.

List of Chemicals and Benefits

Beta-D-Glucans - are responsible for the ability of the immune system to quickly recognize and respond to the invasion of pathogenic protozoa, viruses, bacteria, fungi, dangerous free radicals, toxins, etc. In the human body, beta-glucans act as powerful biological response modulators, activating the immune system.

Fucomannogalactan - is responsible for anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antioxidant and analgesic effects.

Ergosterol, a precursor of vitamin D2, is essential for the formation of new skin cells and for the normal growth of bones, teeth and hair.

Simply put, Amanita contains vitamins, minerals and trace elements necessary for the normal functioning of the human body.

This is a true gift of nature to any living organism, especially in times of stress.

Microdozing - therapeutic intake of mushrooms in the amount 0.3 - 1g twice a day.

While fly agaric is most popular for stories of its psychedelic properties, micro dosing with properly prepared plant material, also offers a plethora of amazing health benefits, such as:

— Boost immune system and make stronger
— Has antimicrobial properties based in the mycelium
— Increased strength, endurance, and virility
— Natural pain killing properties
— Euphoria / Bliss / Happiness
— Opening of the energy body and more energy / vitality
— Greatly decreases pains such as muscle aches, joint pain, achy body
— Effective against arthritis
— Eliminate back pain by using it as a liquid tincture/oil rubbed into the back or area of pain
— Very small amounts stop almost completely symptoms of Lyme disease (as reported so much so that people with Lyme have reported all their pain and suffering from the disease is taken away for a duration)
— Increased energy
— Can decrease or stop depression in some people
— Helps purge and detoxify the body
— It can be used in a low dose for micro dosing (0.5 of a gram - 2 grams) or in moderate doses of 5 grams at a time.
— Lowers inflammation
— Can bring a person closer to spirit / soul and closer with nature
— It's possible that other neurotoxins and diseases can be assisted or treated using this magical Mushroom as well
— Can be used in religious / ritual / spiritual settings
— Properly drying the mushroom is required in order to minimize the toxic side effects. Once dried, fly agaric can be smoked, made into a tea/broth/soup, a tincture, or made into ointments.

🍄 The fly agaric may have been the earliest hallucinogenic substance used for religious or shamanic purposes. The shaman's use of fly agaric was intended to induce higher levels of consciousness, vivid visions, spiritual growth, elation and hyperactivity.

These mushrooms also alter the perception of sight, sounds, etc., (the senses) and change/enhance the feelings and thoughts of the user.

The Most Common Effects of Microdosing

A huge number of reviews of Russians talking about the positive properties of fly agaric on this channel .

Taking microdoses of fly agaric causes characteristic, identical effects in many people. Let's analyze the most popular ones.

Calmness

This is due to the active substance muscimol. Muscimol activates GABA receptors and calms excessive nervous activity. GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that is associated with signaling in the brain. By activating GABA receptors, Muskimol causes a calming effect.

Anxiety decreases

Due to the fact that muscimol calms nervous activity, the overall level of anxiety decreases. Many observe the so-called "observer effect". You begin to look at your problems from the side or see them from a different angle and in a calm mind find their solution.

Mood boost

Muscimol affects the production of the hormones dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin. These hormones are responsible for motivation and mood. The effect is expressed in high spirits, confidence and an optimistic mood appear.

Alcohol and nicotine

Alcohol and nicotine often appear in our lives along with stress, creating a temporary effect of relaxation. Alcohol destroys and nicotine blocks GABA receptors. Muscimol also works with GABA, but does no harm. In the presence of muscimol in GABA receptors, alcohol and nicotine can no longer find a free receptor. This reduces the desire to drink or smoke. So fly agaric helps to cope with addiction.

Normalization of sleep


This is due to the calming effect of muscimol. After a hard day, fly agaric helps to calm an overloaded nervous system, which smoothly prepares the body for sleep.

The main active substances of the fruiting bodies of the Amanita muscaria are:

• Beta-glucans - immunomodulation, increase of specific and non-specific immunity; antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and general health (normalizing) effects; general tonic effect;
• Fukomannogalactan - anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antioxidant and analgesic effects;
• Muscarufin (red pigment of the cap skin) - antibiotic (antibacterial) effect;
• Macro- and microelements (K, P, Zn, Se) - increase of immune capacity, general physiological activity, vitamin biosynthesis;
• Muscimol is a psychoactive substance that plays the role of a psychocorrector and nootropic in microdoses.

As a result of taking "Amanita microdosing" after 2-3 weeks, sleep normalizes, including insomnia disappears.

Microdosing is the safest way to get to know Amanita

• Depression disappears, positive attitude appears, borderline states are leveled.
• Resistance to bacterial and viral diseases increases (the majority of test subjects and observers do not get sick during the entire period of use), allergic manifestations decrease or disappear.
• Muscle and joint pains disappear. Physical and mental activity increase, work capacity and ability to process large amounts of information increase.
• The feeling of constant fatigue disappears, especially in office workers.
• In most cases, the craving for alcohol and smoking decreases to the point of complete abstinence.
• Amanita has antiparasitic properties.ctivity.

At the same time, the morning dose acts as a stimulant (similar to coffee) and the evening dose acts as a mild sedative (this is provided by the modulating property of the red fly agaric polysaccharides).

Amanita muscaria as a psychedelic mushroom under microdosing conditions acts similarly to psilocybin mushrooms, but has differences and peculiarities.

Its effect on the general state of the body is much more pronounced due to its natural medicinal properties, and its effect on brain activity is weaker due to the difference in psychoactive components.

At the same time, the red fly agaric is legal, does not harm the liver, kidneys, brain and other organs and systems.

🍄What is the therapeutic course of fly agaric?

Amanita microdosing is a powerful natural anti-stress agent. The main component of fly agaric - muscimol, normalizes the balance between excitation and inhibition of neurons.
This results in a number of positive effects: more strength appears, mood improves, irritability, anxiety and manifestations of depression decrease.

🍄 When will the effects start?

The effect of fly agaric is cumulative and lasts for a long time after the course.
Many people notice the first effects after 5-7 days, others after 3-4 weeks.
The first thing you will notice is the normalization of sleep, sleep becomes strong and dreams are vivid and memorable. Gradually, you will feel more productive, calmer, and able to handle stress more easily.

🍄How long is the course?

We recommend a course of 3 months, so that the positive effects of fly agaric are revealed to the maximum.

One of the characteristics of fly agarics is the detection of internal dialog.
Excessive internal dialog is one of the reasons for loss of efficiency.
It creates a veil in the mind behind which it is more difficult to see solutions.

🫤 We waste time and energy chewing on the same type of thoughts, when instead of action we get lost in endless thoughts about the action of this.

😐Mental chewing gum takes the lion's share of attention and does not stay to see new solutions and get out of the labyrinth of the scheme.

Excessive internal dialogue very often takes on a negative connotation and causes anxiety.

🧠 A specific network of neurons called DMN is responsible for the internal dialogue.

DMN by default is what creates a chaotic stream of thoughts in our brain.
Amanita affects the brain in such a way that it enters a normal state in which a person is not focused on performing any task.
It helps us relax, switch between tasks, and provides mental flexibility.

But due to stress and overload, the brain can “go crazy” and cause intrusive and disturbing thoughts. This is where stress breeds stress.

🍄 Amanita quenches excessive excitation of neurons through GABA receptors, DMN calms and is controlled in the usual way, and we catch ZEN.

🧘 ZEN case is very active.
It becomes easy for us to switch between tasks, without unnecessary thoughts, we are just calm and do what we need - easily and naturally.

🌈 The space for creativity opens up and we begin to see completely new, broader approaches in all life, from work to building relationships and raising children.

Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is a mushroom filled with mystery. Widely known as a poisonous fly agaric, it was used in Asia and Siberia for sacred actions. In Iran and India, a special drink was prepared from it for special ceremonies (somo). Siberian shamans distributed dried fly agaric as gifts to warriors, and brewed it for themselves to enter a state of trance.

The peoples of Siberia used fly agaric tea as a stimulant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory agent, anxiolytic and sleeping pills. Siberian reindeer herders still make infusions from fly agaric, lubricating their joints with them.

Interest in fly agarics has increased with the development of the IT sector. Computer programmers needed stimulants to keep their minds sharp and productive for many hours. Researchers have found that small, carefully measured doses of fly agaric have the ability to help focus on the task at hand, find unexpected solutions, and stimulate the creative process.

Fly agaric microdosing what it is and what it is used for
The main component of the red fly agaric is muscimol. It has properties that reduce stress and anxiety levels, relieve muscle pain and promote sound sleep.

However, in high doses, it can also cause hallucinations, nausea, and imbalance.

Therefore, only small portions of fly agaric powder, the so-called microdosing, have a therapeutic effect.

Fly agaric, when consumed in small doses:

• Fights depression and increased anxiety, fear
• Increases vitality
• Removes general weakness
• Reduces symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome
• Normalizes sleep, promotes fast falling asleep
• Reduces muscle pain, including after strenuous exercise
• Helps with joint pain caused by inflammatory diseases
• Activates the immune system, increases resistance to viral and bacterial infections
• Increases the body's potential to fight addictions

Muscimol is known for its calming effect. It plays an important role in controlling the hyperactivity of nerve cells associated with anxiety, stress, and fear. This, in turn, allows you to overcome many psychological barriers, control emotional reactions, better contact with other people.

Also, microdosing of red fly agaric helps to see goals and ways to achieve them more clearly, makes it possible to look at the problem from an unexpected angle.

A Brief History of Microdosing

The use of microdoses of psychedelic drugs was widely practiced during the LSD era. Then it turned out that a small dosage does not cause a change in consciousness or hallucinations, but has the ability to increase performance, focus and concentration.

Muscimol has little psychedelic activity. Its microdoses can have a positive effect on the physical and psychological state of a person.

Benefits of microdosing

The components of the fly agaric have a positive effect not only on the emotional background and endurance. They open new levels of consciousness, allowing you to lead a balanced and harmonious life.

The action of fly agaric microdoses has a positive effect on the perception of the world in general and oneself in particular. Neurotransmitters influence decision making, generation of new and unusual ideas. No wonder microdosing is so popular in Silicon Valley. High competition in technology forces employees of large corporations and new start-ups to look for ways to maintain and develop their creative potential.

Microdosing is excellent for reducing social anxiety. Speeches, presentations, and simply the need to be among a large number of people no longer cause fear or a panic attack. Calmness, low level of anxiety favorably affect relationships with relatives, friends and colleagues.

Muscimol has a positive effect on performance. It not only reduces the feeling of fatigue, but also allows you to focus better, allowing you to perform more tasks and achieve better results.

Since the fly agaric has a sedative, relaxing effect, many users note that they have noticeably decreased cravings for other stimulants: alcohol, nicotine. When peace reigns in the soul, the desire to drink or smoke to relieve stress disappears.

Contraindications

Red fly agaric powder is a natural product, so it has few contraindications:

• Individual intolerance to the drug
• Age under 18
• Pregnancy
• Lactation
• Systemic diseases requiring long-term use of certain medications
• Mental disorders (schizophrenia)

Conclusion

Mushrooms and their components are becoming increasingly common in the treatment of certain conditions of the brain, emotional and psychological spheres. Some of them have received recognition even from representatives of classical medicine. The basis for their application is scientific research confirming their effectiveness.

Unfortunately, in the case of fly agarics, no significant studies have been conducted. Only user reviews speak about the impact of microdosing, the number of which is increasing every year.

For those who decide to try microdosing, we recommend:

• Start with ultra-low doses
• Adjust dosage gradually
• In case of side effects, reduce the dose immediately
• Stop taking if dose reduction fails
• Choose the time of reception, depending on personal preferences and individual response

More and more people in the world are turning to natural brain stimulants that have been used by the people for many centuries.
One of these substances is muscimol, contained in the red fly agaric.

Everyone can experience its effect for themselves. And then decide for yourself if microdosing is right for you - a way not only to reduce anxiety and calm down, but also to know your inner self.

Even if for some time it seems to you that the result of using microdoses of fly agaric is not strong enough, you do not need to increase the amount of extract you eat on your own.
This is a unique product with a cumulative effect. Therefore, a quick start with large doses can lead to little physical discomfort and not very pleasant manifestations. And this is clearly not what you expect when you start to get acquainted with the wonderful world and the possibilities of fly agarics.
So, if you don't want to be disappointed by your own haste, just eat mushrooms consciously and set clear goals for yourself.
Do not forget that microdosing is not a panacea, provided that a person is completely passive and unwilling to strive for something new in his life.

Potential downsides of microdosing

And this information will be useful to those who believe that there should always be a lot of good things. If you decide to increase the dosage of the mushroom preparation yourself, you may encounter the following warning symptoms:

• a slight physical malaise and a feeling of weakness;
• constriction of the pupils;
• profuse salivation;
• disturbing dreams;
• increased excitability;
• nausea.

Why is microdosing dangerous?

As you can see, nothing serious will arise, but all the same, the amount of mushrooms eaten should be under control. Remember the phrase about the duality of any medicine.

Can microdosing create psychic addiction?

Only one when people get used to a good life and their new unique opportunities. Feeling complete control over yourself and your emotional spectrum, you definitely don’t want to go back to everyday dullness. Is this a negative factor? Hardly.

Be inspired and discover the world every day in a new way. Take care of your health and treat mushrooms with respect. And then such questions will definitely not bother you.