🍄 Scientists are investigating Lanmaoa asiatica, a mushroom found in parts of the world, including China, that causes people to hallucinate dozens of tiny, elf-like figures.

🍄 These visions, described as "lilliputian hallucinations," are a common complaint for hundreds of people annually in China's Yunnan Province, where the mushroom is a popular food but can cause visions if not cooked thoroughly.

🍄 Researcher Colin Domnauer is working to identify the unknown compound responsible for these unusually similar hallucinations and their prolonged duration (12-24 hours), noting it's not psilocybin and differs from typical psychedelic trips.

🍄 Studying L. asiatica may offer insights into consciousness, the brain mechanisms behind spontaneous lilliputian hallucinations, and potentially lead to new drug discoveries.

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🍄 A mushroom, Lanmaoa asiatica, commonly eaten in China's Yunnan Province between June and August, can cause hallucinations of tiny people if not cooked thoroughly.

🍄 Researcher Colin Domnauer is investigating this mushroom, which appears to contain a unique compound, not psilocybin, responsible for these consistent, prolonged hallucinations (1-3 days).

🍄 Similar historical accounts of "mushroom madness" from Papua New Guinea in the 1960s and recent findings in the Philippines suggest L. asiatica or related species might cause similar effects globally.

🍄 Studying this mushroom could offer insights into the brain mechanisms behind hallucinations and potentially lead to new treatments for rare neurological conditions causing similar visions.

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🍄 A genus of mushrooms called Lanmaoa, found globally, might be a third source of psychoactive fungi, operating with unknown chemistry.

🍄 One species, Lanmaoa asiatica (locally known as jian shou qing), is linked to vivid hallucinations of tiny people, with 96% of those seeking help after consumption reporting these visions.

🍄 Researchers sequenced genomes from 53 Lanmaoa specimens, redefining the genus with 17 recognized species, including four new to science.

🍄 Despite the known hallucinations from Lanmaoa asiatica, its genome lacks the genes responsible for producing psilocybin (found in other hallucinogenic mushrooms) or ibotenic acid.

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Scientists sequenced a hallucinogenic mushroom famous for eliciting visions of tiny people. It contains no known psychedelic.

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🍄 Mysterious Psychoactive Mushroom Genus Identified: The genus Lanmaoa, a group of bolete mushrooms found globally, may represent a third family of psychoactive fungi, with a unique, unknown chemistry.

🍄 "Little People" Hallucinations Documented: A species, Lanmaoa asiatica (known locally as "jian shou qing"), causes vivid hallucinations of tiny figures, with 96% of affected patients reporting such visions. This phenomenon is medically termed Lilliputian hallucination.

🍄 New Genome Data Reorganizes Mushroom Family Tree: Researchers sequenced genomes from 53 Lanmaoa specimens, leading to a detailed phylogeny. Six species have been renamed, four are new to science, and two new species, Lanmaoa fallax and Lanmaoa carbonilivor, are formally described, bringing the total recognized species to 17.

🍄 Unknown Psychoactive Compound Source: Genome analysis of Lanmaoa asiatica found no gene clusters for known hallucinogens like psilocybin or ibotenic acid, suggesting a novel biochemical pathway for its hallucinogenic effects.

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