How Kidneys Purify the Fly AgaricTurning a toxic fungus into a clean high
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Psychedelic MindAmanita muscaria acts on GABA receptors to create size-distorting hallucinations, distinct from serotonergic psychedelics. Yet, the raw mushroom carries toxic risks that ancient cultures learned to bypass. Siberian traditions utilized the body's metabolism to purify the experience. By consuming urine containing processed compounds, they isolated psychoactive muscimol from harmful ibotenic acid, turning the kidneys into an effective chemical refinery.
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