The mushroom Lanmaoa asiatica causes shared "lilliputian" hallucinations of tiny figures in Yunnan, China
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Summary
Biologist Colin Domnauer is investigating a recurring phenomenon in China's Yunnan province where residents experience "lilliputian hallucinations" — seeing tiny elflike figures — after consuming the mushroom Lanmaoa asiatica. The mushroom, known for its umami flavor, was previously identified by Chinese health officials as the cause of these specific, shared hallucinations, though official interest has waned.
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Every summer, residents of the Yunnan province check into hospitals with complaints that they're hallucinating tiny elflike people.
Health officials used to care about it. They looked into it some years back and found that the cause was Lanmaoa asiatica, a mushroom that's been eaten in Yunnan for years.
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