Agaricus muscarius

(amanita)

Pharmacy

Agar. Agaricus muscarius. Amanita muscaria. Fly Agaric. Bug Agaric. Champignon
fou.N. O. Fungi. Grows in Europe, Asia and America in dry places, especially in dry
pine woods. Trituration of the carefully dried-up cap or tincture of the fresh fungus.
Historical dose: All potencies, esp. the 3rd to 200c potency.

History

Mushrooms are among the articles of diet forbidden to persons having the
hydrogenoid constitution, as described by him in which the patients are
exceedingly sensitive to cold and damp. Agreeing with this in the provings of
Agaricus is a great sensitiveness to cold air. In skin disorders and brain exhaustions
give the lower potencies.

Agaricus has all the symptoms of frostbite and chilblains, itching, redness and
burning. Also, bunions for which Agar. has been found specific by many
practitioners.

Mushrooms belonging to a lower order of vegetation Agar. produces offensive

breath, belchings and stools. Sweat may be oily but is not offensive.

This mushroom, Agaricus contains several toxic compounds, the best known of
which is muscarin. The symptoms of poisoning do not develop at once, usually
twelve to fourteen hours elapse before the initial attack.