This is the Death Cap, Amanita phalloides. Easily harvested and stored, it could be mixed with other fungi in a simple dish of steak au poivre avec champignon, that is, pepper steak with mushrooms.
The Medical ward was the place where we admitted most of our infectious disease victims, and it was fascinating to learn more about tropical diseases, along with some other exotic illnesses such as fatal poisoning with the Amanita Phalloides mushroom.
The hepatoprotective action of silymarin in fatal fulminant hepatic failure following Amanita phalloides mushroom poisoning is documented in experimental animals and humans even when given after exposure (Hruby et al.