Experts point out some characteristics of poisonous mushrooms

Dr. Nguyen Thanh Triet, pharmacist, Department of Traditional Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, said that Vietnam has about 50 - 100 different species of poisonous mushrooms. Of which, the four most common types of poisonous mushrooms in Vietnam are white umbrella mushrooms, white cone-shaped poisonous mushrooms, gray-brown ribbed cap mushrooms, and white umbrella mushrooms with green gills.

Signs to identify poisonous mushrooms that people can note are that the mushroom has all the components such as cap, gill, stem, stem ring and base sheath. Inside the mushroom stem is light pink, the red mushroom cap has white scales, the mushroom fibers glow in the night are poisonous mushrooms.

Chuyên gia chỉ ra một số đặc điểm của cây nấm độc - Ảnh 1. — White poisonous mushroom (Amanita verna)

The poison can be in the whole mushroom (cap, gill, ring, stem, mushroom base sheath). The toxin changes seasonally, during the growth of the mushroom, in the soil environment, and in the climate.

"People should not eat any type of mushroom without being sure about it. Be careful and look it up carefully to avoid mistakes. If there are any signs of poisoning after eating mushrooms, they must immediately go to the nearest hospital or medical station for timely emergency treatment," Dr. Triet advised.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Ngan, Deputy Head of the Department of Tropical Diseases, Cho Ray Hospital (HCMC), said that the rainy season is the time when mushrooms grow a lot, creating favorable conditions for people to harvest mushrooms. However, if you do not have the knowledge to recognize poisonous mushrooms, the risk of poisoning is very high.

"For example, recently there has been a lot of information about nutritious chicken egg mushrooms, however, when people go to harvest wild mushrooms, not knowing exactly what kind of mushroom this is, they can mistake poisonous mushrooms for nutritious mushrooms," said Dr. Ngan.

Poisoning symptoms from eating mushrooms can appear immediately after eating or after 6-8 hours. When poisoning symptoms appear, some people experience symptoms similar to digestive disorders and often self-monitor at home, leading to rapid progression.

Therefore, Dr. Ngan recommends that people should use mushrooms with clear origins, identified by experts, because poisonous mushrooms and nutritional mushrooms are easily confused.

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