Amanita poisoning has a high mortality rate. The α-amanitin toxin in Amanita is the main
lethal toxin. There is no specific detoxification drug for α-amanitin, and the clinical treatment …

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis and management of Amanita mushroom poisoning is a
challenging problem for physicians across the United States. With 5902 mushroom …

Context The botanical product silymarin, an extract of milk thistle, is commonly used by
patients to treat chronic liver disease, despite scant and conflicting evidence of its efficacy …

Approximately 100 of the known species of mushrooms are poisonous to humans. New toxic
mushroom species continue to be identified. Some species initially classified as edible are …

Introduction: Amatoxin leads to the majority of deaths by mushroom poisoning around the
world. Amatoxin causes gastrointestinal disturbances and multiple organ dysfunction …

Amanitin poisonings are among the most life-threatening mushroom poisonings, and are
mainly caused by the genus Amanita. Hepatotoxicity is the hallmark of amanitins, powerful …

Most fatal mushroom poisonings are caused by species of the genus Amanita; the
amatoxins are responsible for acute liver failure and death in humans. Ganoderma lucidum …

Abstract α-Amanitin, the primary lethal toxin of Amanita, specifically targets the liver, causing
oxidative stress, hepatocyte apoptosis, and irreversible liver damage. As little as 0.1 mg/kg …

Most of the fatal cases of mushroom poisoning are caused by Amanita phalloides. The
amount of toxin in mushroom varies according to climate and environmental conditions. The …

ABSTRACT The Lingzhi or Reishi mushroom Ganoderma lucidum is a well-known
traditional medicinal mushroom that has been shown to have obvious hepatoprotective …