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Edible mushrooms are consumed for their nutritional value and they are occasionally consumed for their supposed medicinal value. Mushrooms consumed by those practicing folk medicine are known as medicinal mushrooms.[4] While hallucinogenic mushrooms e.g. psilocybin mushrooms are occasionally consumed for recreational or religious purposes, they can produce severe nausea and disorientation, and are therefore not commonly considered edible mushrooms.[5] Edible mushrooms include many fungal species that are either harvested wild or cultivated. Easily cultivatable and common wild mushrooms are often available in markets, and those that are more difficult to obtain such as the prized truffle and matsutake may be collected on a smaller scale by private gatherers. Some preparations may render certain poisonous mushrooms fit for consumption.