Wild Psychdelic Mushroom / Mazri Alimbi / माझरी अळिंबी

Wild Psychdelic Mushroom / Mazri Alimbi / माझरी अळिंबी

Other Names

  • Local Name: Mazri Alimbi / माझरी अळिंबी
  • Common Name: Wild Psychdelic Mushroom
  • Botanical Name: Marasmius fulvoferrugineus

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Fungus
  • Occurrence: Decaying Wood and Plant Debris
  • Season of Availability: June - November
  • Geography: Deciduoud Forests of Western Ghats, Himalayas
  • Method of Propagation: Spore dispersal
  • Part used for Propagation: Spore

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Whole Mushroom
  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No
  • Ripe: No
  • Both Raw & Ripe: No
  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Without knowledge, dangerous to consume

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Medicinal Benefit: Antibiotic and Antifungal properties

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: माझरी अळिंबी is so called by the tribal communities of Palghar because consuming them induces माझ - a state of mental weightlessness or a 'high'.

Recipes / Usage

  • Tribal Recipe / Usage: N/A

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माझरी अळिंबी is so called by the tribal communities of Palghar because consuming them induces माझ - a state of mental weightlessness or a 'high'. Reddish Orange in colour, these small mushrooms are found growing in decaying wood and plant materials in forests. Antibiotic and antifungal in nature, these mushrooms are highly prized by the tribal communities but eaten very sparingly