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Meixner test

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Chemical tests in mushroom identification.

Meixner test for amatoxins

The Meixner test (also known as the Wieland test) uses concentrated hydrochloric acid and newspaper to test for the deadly amatoxins found in some species of Amanita, Lepiota, and Galerina. The test yields false positives for some compounds, such as psilocin.