Microdosing with Amanita Muscaria

I’ll admit: I rolled my eyes when I saw *another* book about microdosing. But *Microdosing with Amanita Muscaria* dismantled my skepticism in the first hour. Baba Masha doesn’t just list ailments the mushroom *might* help—she explains *how*, with mechanisms rooted in Russian and Siberian folk medicine, not just Western biohacking trends. The chapter on gingivitis (yes, *gingivitis*) and Amanita’s antibacterial properties was my first ‘wait, really?’ moment. Singh’s narration sells it: her pacing is deliberate, almost pedagogical, as if she’s walking you through a lab procedure. When she hits the political sections—like the Soviet suppression of Amanita research—her voice tightens just enough to signal, *This matters.* That said, the audiobook isn’t perfect. The middle sagged slightly during the deep dives into dosage math (a PDF companion would’ve helped), and Masha’s dismissal of psychedelic ‘ego death’ narratives might frustrate listeners seeking spiritual angles. But those are quibbles. The real strength is its *utility*: I’ve never heard an audiobook so blunt about side effects (yes, some people *do* get nauseous) or so specific about stacking Amanita with other herbs. The production is clean, though I’d have loved chapter markers for the case studies—they’re gold but hard to relocate. If you’re after mysticism, look elsewhere. If you want a user’s manual for a misunderstood medicine, this is it—warts, warnings, and all.