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{{MycologyBox/Amanita muscaria}}
{{MycologyBox/Amanita muscaria}}


This guide will help you to decarboxylate the relatively neurotoxic compound [[ibotenic acid]] to [[muscimol]]. Both compounds are found naturally in ''[[Amanita muscaria]]''.
This guide will help you to decarboxylate the relatively neurotoxic compound [[ibotenic acid]], to [[muscimol]]. Both compounds are found naturally in ''[[Amanita muscaria]]''.


* Heat ''Amanita muscaria'' at 200 °F (93°C) for two hours.
* Heat ''Amanita muscaria'' at 200 °F (93°C) for two hours.


[[Category:Preparation]]
[[Category:Preparation]]