As the fall approaches we must now focus on some of the things now available to you as wildcrafters and herbal “gatherers” that previously may have been difficult to find.  This article entails some facts about medicinal mushrooms and is provided for informational purposes only.  The information provided is not meant to, nor does it diagnose, treat, prescribe, cure, or recommend any actions for any disease or illness.  Only a licensed physician may do such things; prior to taking any actions pertaining to this article, seek the approval of your licensed family physician.

Mushrooms are greatly available in the wilds toward the end of summer and the beginning of the fall.  Mushrooms have many components in their makeup that can be used effectively against many types of diseases.  There is one important thing to stress, however, before you go out and begin your attempts to gather mushrooms from your locality: Shiitake Mushroom Grow... Check Amazon for Pricing.

Mushrooms can be deadly poisonous, and you must be able to identify them 100% with no guesswork prior to utilizing them!

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Your most powerful tool in this is a field guide, one with color photographs.  Black and white drawings and color portraits are neither accurate nor completely reliable.  A picture is worth a thousand words in this instance, and you are better safe than sorry.  Once more: you mustidentify the mushroom before you use it!  Medicinal mushrooms are used extensively in Japan, especially for immunostimulation of patients with cancer.

1. Shiitake Mushrooms

1. Shiitake mushrooms contain lentinan, and this is an immunostimulant that is purified and isolated and used with cancer therapy.  Beta-glucans are also compounds (polysaccharides) responsible for modifying the biological responses of the body’s immune systems.  This means (in a nutshell) that beta-glucans stimulate the body’s natural immune system “workhorses,” such as T-cells and cytokines that fight off diseases.  These compounds are produced by medicinal mushrooms. Shiitake mushroom products can be found online. There are growing kits, dehydrated mushrooms, extracts and shiitake mushrooms in pill form.

2. Reishi Mushrooms

Reishi muchrooms have qualities such as the following: anti-cancer, anti-oxidants, liver protecting properties, cholesterol synthesis inhibitor, antibacterial, and antifungal properties.  Ganoderma tsugae is their scientific name.

There are growing kits you can purchase so you can grow these medicinal mushrooms in the convenience of your own home or, if you prefer, you can purchase them in vitamin form.

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