The Yellow Knight Fights Back: Toxicological, Epidemiological, and Survey Studies Defend Edibility of <i>Tricholoma equestre</i>
Rhabdomyolysis, a condition associated with the consumption of Yellow Knight mushrooms (<i>Tricholoma equestre</i>), was first reported in 2001. In response, some countries began to consider the mushroom as poisonous, whereas in others it is still consumed. In the present study, a nation...
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| description | Rhabdomyolysis, a condition associated with the consumption of Yellow Knight mushrooms (<i>Tricholoma equestre</i>), was first reported in 2001. In response, some countries began to consider the mushroom as poisonous, whereas in others it is still consumed. In the present study, a nationwide survey of Polish mushroom foragers (<i>n</i> = 1545) was conducted to estimate the frequency of <i>T. equestre</i> consumption. The epidemiological database on mushroom poisonings in Poland was analyzed from the year 2008. Hematological and biochemical parameters were followed for a week in 10 volunteers consuming 300 g of molecularly identified <i>T. equestre</i>. More than half the foragers had consumed <i>T. equestre</i> at least once in their lifetime and a quarter had consumed it consecutively. The frequency of adverse events was low and no rhabdomyolysis was reported. The toxicological database indicated that mushrooms from the <i>Tricholoma</i> genus caused poisonings less frequently than mushrooms with well-established edibility and not a single case of rhabdomyolysis has been reported within the last decade. The volunteers consuming <i>T. equestre</i> revealed no hematological or biochemical alterations and no adverse effects were observed. The findings of this study support the view that <i>T. equestre</i> is edible if consumed in rational amounts by healthy subjects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fcb015fb56a4972a403252a10e0f1e82022-12-22T03:58:34ZengMDPI AGToxins2072-66512018-11-01101146810.3390/toxins10110468toxins10110468The Yellow Knight Fights Back: Toxicological, Epidemiological, and Survey Studies Defend Edibility of <i>Tricholoma equestre</i>Piotr Klimaszyk0Piotr Rzymski1Institute of Environmental Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Environmental Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-806 Poznan, PolandRhabdomyolysis, a condition associated with the consumption of Yellow Knight mushrooms (<i>Tricholoma equestre</i>), was first reported in 2001. In response, some countries began to consider the mushroom as poisonous, whereas in others it is still consumed. In the present study, a nationwide survey of Polish mushroom foragers (<i>n</i> = 1545) was conducted to estimate the frequency of <i>T. equestre</i> consumption. The epidemiological database on mushroom poisonings in Poland was analyzed from the year 2008. Hematological and biochemical parameters were followed for a week in 10 volunteers consuming 300 g of molecularly identified <i>T. equestre</i>. More than half the foragers had consumed <i>T. equestre</i> at least once in their lifetime and a quarter had consumed it consecutively. The frequency of adverse events was low and no rhabdomyolysis was reported. The toxicological database indicated that mushrooms from the <i>Tricholoma</i> genus caused poisonings less frequently than mushrooms with well-established edibility and not a single case of rhabdomyolysis has been reported within the last decade. The volunteers consuming <i>T. equestre</i> revealed no hematological or biochemical alterations and no adverse effects were observed. The findings of this study support the view that <i>T. equestre</i> is edible if consumed in rational amounts by healthy subjects.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/11/468<i>Tricholoma equestre</i>toxicitymushroom poisoningmushroom edibilityfood safety |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Klimaszyk Piotr Rzymski The Yellow Knight Fights Back: Toxicological, Epidemiological, and Survey Studies Defend Edibility of <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> Toxins <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> toxicity mushroom poisoning mushroom edibility food safety |
| title | The Yellow Knight Fights Back: Toxicological, Epidemiological, and Survey Studies Defend Edibility of <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> |
| title_full | The Yellow Knight Fights Back: Toxicological, Epidemiological, and Survey Studies Defend Edibility of <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> |
| title_fullStr | The Yellow Knight Fights Back: Toxicological, Epidemiological, and Survey Studies Defend Edibility of <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Yellow Knight Fights Back: Toxicological, Epidemiological, and Survey Studies Defend Edibility of <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> |
| title_short | The Yellow Knight Fights Back: Toxicological, Epidemiological, and Survey Studies Defend Edibility of <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> |
| title_sort | yellow knight fights back toxicological epidemiological and survey studies defend edibility of i tricholoma equestre i |
| topic | <i>Tricholoma equestre</i> toxicity mushroom poisoning mushroom edibility food safety |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/11/468 |
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