 Although classified as poisonous , reports of human deaths resulting from its ingestion are extremely rare . After parboiling — which weakens its toxicity and breaks down the mushroom 's psychoactive substances — it is eaten in parts of Europe , Asia , and North America . Amanita muscaria is noted for its hallucinogenic properties , with its main psychoactive constituent being the compound muscimol . The mushroom was used as an intoxicant and entheogen by the peoples of Siberia , and has a religious significance in these cultures . There has been much speculation on possible traditional use of this mushroom as an intoxicant in other places such as the Middle East , Eurasia , North America , and Scandinavia . 
 Although classified as poisonous , reports of human deaths resulting from its ingestion <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>are</mark></a>extremely rare . After parboiling — which <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>weakens</mark></a> its toxicity and <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>breaks</mark></a> down the mushroom <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>psychoactive substances — it is eaten in parts of Europe , Asia , and North America . Amanita muscaria is noted for its hallucinogenic properties , with its main psychoactive constituent being the compound muscimol . The mushroom was used as an intoxicant and entheogen by the peoples of Siberia , and <a href='got' title='5'><mark>has</mark></a> a religious significance in these cultures . <a href='dey_it' title='6'><mark>There</mark></a> <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>has</mark></a> been much speculation on possible traditional use of this mushroom as an intoxicant in other places such as the Middle East , Eurasia , North America , and Scandinavia . 
Although classified as poisonous , reports of human deaths resulting from its ingestion extremely rare . After parboiling — which weaken its toxicity and break dwn the mushroom  psychoactive substances — it is eaten in parts of Europe , Asia , and North America . Amanita muscaria is noted fa its hallucinogenic properties , witt its main psychoactive constituent bein the compound muscimol . The mushroom was used as an intoxicant and entheogen by the ppls of Siberia , and got a religious significance in these cultures . It have been much speculation on possible traditional use of dis mushroom as an intoxicant in other places such as the Middle East , Eurasia , North America , and Scandinavia .