Amanita muscaria, edibile if parboiled

The toxins in the mushroom, Amanita muscaria, are water soluble. This applies to the two psychoactive compounds, ibotemic acid and its decaroxolated derivative, muscomol as well as the small quantity of muscarine found in the mushroom. There is a long documented history of detoxifying Amanita muscaria through boiling. I have published an extensive history of…