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Soma (Species 1)

Soma, Amanita muscaria

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SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION.

 

Taxon: Amanita muscaria (L. ex Fr.) Pers.
 
Kingdom: Fungi.
Divison: Eumycota.
Subdivision: Basidiomycotina.
Class: Hymenomycetes.
Order: Agaricales.
Suborder: Agaricineae.
Family: Amanitaceae.
Genus: Amanita.
Species: muscaria
 

SHODHAN OR AYURVEDA PURIFICATION PROCESS

No specific purification process for Soma (Species 1) is found in Ayurveda treatise which may indicate that Soma (Species 1) does not require to undergo specific purification process and can be directly used as medicine. However if Soma (Species 1) is contaminated with dust or other foreign particles it is advisable to filter them out.