Tiny-people Hallucinations Tied to Yunnan Mushroom, Baffling Scientists

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Source: El Adelantado
Tiny-people Hallucinations Tied to Yunnan Mushroom, Baffling Scientists
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Doctors in Yunnan report cases of people seeing tiny, Lilliputian figures after eating Lanmaoa asiatica, a local mushroom that must be fully cooked to avoid visions. Scientists are racing to identify the active compounds behind the hallucinations, a mystery with historical roots dating back to 1991 and ongoing research into this enigmatic fungus.

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