Grifola curly: description and medicinal properties

Grifola curly (aka mushroom-ram) is one of the largest species of turtles - amazing objects of the mushroom kingdom, attached by lateral legs or a fruit body to trees, old stumps, deadwood. The weight of such bushy splice, listed in the Red Book, can reach 20 kg with a diameter of 1 meter. To the merits of griffly curly high growth rate: a 10-kilogram weight such a mushroom can reach in just 8-10 days. It is not eaten by worms and insects.

Description of griffle curly

There is curly griffle (see photo below) quite rarely, not every year; Most often on stumps of lindens, maples, beeches, chestnuts, oaks in the period from mid-August to almost the end of September, so the time to harvest such a mushroom is limited. You can learn the fungus-ram by numerous fleshy, shapelessly wavy, small (in diameter about 3-6 cm) hats, wedge-shaped narrowed into a leg. The upper part of the legs and the lower side of the caps are covered with a spore-bearing fine-tubular layer; The color of the outer surface, depending on the degree of illumination, varies from gray-greenish to gray-pink tones. The central stump is thick and short. Secondary legs are flat, when drained grayish or cream. The pulp is brittle, white, with a pleasant, persistent, rich mushroom flavor and a specific nutty taste.

Mushroom-ram on the dinner table

On the dinner table grifol curly (mushroom-ram) - an infrequent guest. Only young, not yet darkened mushrooms are suitable for use; In adult specimens - bitter and fibrous, pleasant taste is not preserved. Mushroom-ram is not recommended for eating in raw form - making heat treatment (boiling or frying) is mandatory. More often, griffin curly in cooking is used as an additional ingredient and is a component of soups and sauces, as well as a fine filling for dumplings; Original such a mushroom as an independent dish. To prepare the seasoning used for sprinkling salads, in meat and fish dishes, the mushroom-sheep must be dried and ground to a powdery state. In frozen form griffle curly in quality is very close to fresh mushrooms.

Collection Features

To collect griffins it is recommended to use a large sharp knife, which requires cutting off the fruit body of the fungus from the tree or soil surface. Only with careful handling, the curly griffin mushroom will grow on this place for a few more years, until the nutrients have accumulated in the tree, and the surrounding conditions will be able to grow. Growing among the forest, the mushroom often accumulates fallen leaves, twigs and other debris in the folds of hats, so when preparing it, you must carefully remove it from foreign objects.

Mushroom griffle curly: medicinal properties

Mushroom-sheep contains in its composition a huge number of vitamins, minerals, microelements and valuable amino acids useful for the body. Traditional medicine has long appreciated its bactericidal properties, which have been successfully used in the treatment of migraines, fatigue, chronic fatigue, skin diseases and even tuberculosis. Grifola curly was used for the preparation of ointments, tinctures, extracts and broths, which are an effective antiparasitic agent, which contributes to strengthening the cardiovascular system, removing slags from the body and increasing immunity in general. Ointments based on wood fungus have a beneficial effect on the skin, purify the pores, improve blood circulation, give it smoothness and elasticity.

Mushroom-ram against oncology

Modern medicine uses the mytake mushroom (so called griffle curly) in the treatment of cancer, as well as alleviating the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. By the way, the name "Maytake" from Japanese means "dancing mushroom"; People found his discovery as luck and therefore danced with happiness.

According to the conducted studies, curly griffle has anti-cancer activity, suppresses the growth of cancer cells and protects healthy cells from malignancy. The principle of action is to stimulate the growth of macrophages - cells that can absorb and digest foreign, including malignant and harmful to the body particles: the remains of destroyed cells, bacteria and others.

Often macrophages in the body are in a sleepy state due to environmental conditions, stress, unhealthy lifestyle. Grifola curly is an excellent stimulant for their activation: macrophages wake up and immediately come into conflict with the pathogens of various diseases and with the diseases themselves. Powder based on Maytake, used as an additive to the main food, prevents metastasis by more than 80%.

Also, curly griffin is successfully used in hepatitis, diabetes, hay fever, high cholesterol, to relieve chronic fatigue, lower high blood pressure, and to control body weight and reduce it in excess.

Contraindications to use

Mushroom-ram is practically harmless. When overeating is able to induce indigestion, since it contains a lot of chitin. Among many mushroom pickers it is considered inedible. You should not collect it near megacities, industrial enterprises, busy roads, as mushrooms have the ability to absorb and accumulate harmful substances in the air. It is not recommended to use drugs based on grifola curly pregnant women and nursing mothers because of insufficient information about the safety of the fungus.