Chinese Mushroom Sparks Tiny Hallucinations

If undercooked, a popular mushroom in China can cause "lilliputian hallucinations," a rare phenomenon involving miniature human or fantasy figures. People across different cultures have reported strangely similar visions, including "tiny, elflike people" climbing under doors, scaling walls, and clinging to furniture. Scientists have linked the reports to hallucinogenic bolete mushrooms, including Lanmaoa asiatica, but they still have not fully identified the active compound behind the effect.

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