toadstool
toadstool A loose term for any umbrella-shaped fungal
fruit body, or for any such
fruit body that is inedible or poisonous. Compare
MUSHROOM.
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Death Cap mushroom poisonings on frightening rise.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/26/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...with death cap mushroom poisonings, the people picked and ate wild mushrooms that resembled...death cap, mushroom. Experts say...of the fatal mushroom poisoning each year in...accustomed to picking mushrooms in the wild...
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Floods' deadly legacy: Forests fill with mushrooms _ and ERs with poisoning cases
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 9/20/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...proportionate increase in mushroom poisonings, he said. Heavy rains...conditions for the growth of mushrooms and other fungi. Many nature...combine forest hikes with wild mushroom gathering, hoping to collect...for a delicious dinner of mushroom schnitzels or goulash...000 different kinds ...
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 "San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)")
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Grandmother dies from toxic mushrooms: AGE CITED IN POISONING THAT PUT FAMILY IN THE HOSPITAL.
Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA); 1/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...are to this kind of toxic poisoning," said Kevin McCormack...They picked six species of mushrooms. Three were later identified...It's a very toxic mushroom." Contributing to its...that it looks just like mushrooms that are safe to eat. Even mushroom experts have erred in ...
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Tips on avoiding mushroom poisoning.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/1/1996; 572 words
; Mushroom Poisonings -- Never eat wild mushrooms unless you are an expert...Never assume that a mushroom safe to eat in Asia or Europe...ill from eating poisonous mushrooms they have misidentified...The most common deadly mushroom in the Bay Area is Amanita...Amanita phalloides ...
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Mushroom poisoning in dogs
Magazine article from: Veterinary Medicine; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...a paper bag. Identifying mushroom species is often complex...center with experience in mushroom identification (e.g...Galerina, and Lepiota species mushrooms contain toxic cydopeptides...documented cause of fatal mushroom poisoning in dogs,1,2,4-8 and...
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MUSHROOM POISONING PUTS THREE IN HOSPITAL.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 11/12/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Web site adds: ``Most poisonings tend to occur in people...The Amanita pantherina mushroom has brownish white patches...almost 9,500 cases of mushroom ingestions are reported...there are 5,000 types of mushrooms, about 100 of which are responsible for most of the mushroom poisoning ...
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Chinese government releases warning on mushroom poisoning
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 7/28/2004; 402 words
; ...releases warning on mushroom poisoning BEIJING,July...against poisonous mushrooms, as 16 Chinese...kinds of poisonous mushrooms this summer...Health on Tuesday, mushroom poisoning has...symptoms of mushroom poisoning include gastroenteritis...rainfall helps wild ...
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Amanita phalloides mushroom poisoning - Northern California, January 1997. (case studies)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 6/6/1997; 700+ words
; ...eating uncultivated mushrooms has been associated...incidents of serious mushroom-related poisonings (1). From December...death cap") mushrooms; two of these persons...of A. phalloides poisoning in patients admitted...underscores that wild mushrooms should not be eaten...nonpoisonous ...
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SEVEN CASES OF MUSHROOM POISONING REPORTED IN TWIN CITIES HMONG COMMUNITY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/14/2006; 524 words
; ...consumed the poisonous mushrooms to see a doctor immediately...possible symptoms of mushroom poisoning, and report possible cases to MDH. The mushroom consumed by the seven...Destroying Angel. Mushrooms in the Amanita family...A picture of the mushroom is available online...
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Six die of mushroom poisoning in Russia this year
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 7/23/2004; 292 words
; Six die of mushroom poisoning in Russia this year MOSCOW, July...Six people were killed due to mushroom poisoning in Russia since the beginning...Friday. The organ said 103 cases of mushroom poisoning have been registered in...
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Mushroom Poisoning
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...poisonous Amanita mushrooms. Treatment...antidote for mushroom poisoning. However...in preventing mushroom poisoning is to avoid...noncultivated mushrooms. For anyone not expert in mushroom identification...
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mushroom poisoning
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
mushroom poisoning fungal poisoning caused by ingestion of certain mushrooms (fungal organisms), most...liver and kidneys. Some mushrooms contain substances that...poisoning from eating canned mushrooms are not caused by poisonous...
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Reishi Mushroom
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Reishi mushroom Description Reishi mushrooms are some of the most...be made from dried mushrooms or powder, and the...x2013; 5 g of dried mushroom per liter of water...for an antidote to mushroom poisoning, some herbalists...up to 20 g of dried mushrooms per liter of water...
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Food Poisoning
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Food poisoning Definition Food poisoning is a general term for health problems...bacterial toxins. Types of food poisoning include bacterial food poisoning, shellfish poisoning, and mushroom poisoning. The medical term for...
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Poisoning
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...instances in which an assumed poisoning has profound historical...assassin's experiments. Poisoning in Fiction Poisonings have become the stuff of...one of Winot's famous mushroom (Death Cap) omelets...Winot recoups and whips up mushrooms on toast. In this poisoning, the food is not ...
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