Return to Home Page. Your body's largest organ, your skin, absorbs toxins, not only from what touches the skin, but from chemicals in the air. Your skin actually breathes and if your skin permeability has been compromised, passage of toxins through your skin into your body is even easier.
Jack-o-lanterns are made from carved pumpkins. This tradtion originally began in Europe, particularly Ireland, where they carved other root vegetbales, like turnips. In Amerâ¦ica, the tradition switched over to pumpkins because they were larger and easier to carve and more native to growing in the United States.
Omphalotus olearius-The Jack o'Lantern Mushroom. Omphalotus olearius is the Latin name for the interesting jack o'lantern mushroom. Famous for its bright color and bioluminescent properties, the jack o'lantern is also a poisonous mushroom.This mushroom contains the toxin muscarine, which causes severe cramps and diarrhea.It is not deadly, but consuming this species may require hospitalization. The problem is that the jack o'lantern is often mistaken for certain types of gourmet chanterelles.ack o'Lantern Mushroom Facts. 1  Colors range from bright orange to an orange-y green on the cap and stem. 2  The cap is smooth and convex to flat at first. 3  The stem is smooth, with no ring on the top or sac at the base. 4  Usually found growing in clusters. 5  This species is a saprotroph, meaning it feeds on dead material. 6  Appears in late summer through ...