AGARICUS PROCERUS.
By Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
A. procerus, Scop. (Parasol mushroom.) Found in England, common in pasture (also in Pennsylvania). Stem, 8-12 inches high.
Esculent.
Authority.
Poisoning cases.
- Furious delirium, with frantic cries and vehement resistance to remedies, followed by a state like delirium tremens.
- Insensibility.
- Giddiness and staggering, as if intoxicated.
- Pupils contracted; dilating as sensibility returns.
- Occasional convulsive spasms.
- Debility.
- Drowsiness.