Probably, each of us has encountered mushrooms at least once in our lives. We are taught to distinguish edible species from toadstools from a very young age. But among the mushroom variety there are those that you will not find on store shelves, in dishes, in dried or canned form. Yes, and the first time you will not understand - is it a mushroom in front of you or something else. It is to such exceptions that the true tinder fungus (larch) belongs. What is it and "with what it is eaten" - you will learn from the article.
Tinder fungus
What kind of fungus is this, a tinder fungus? In botany, it is defined as a perennial parasitic fungus that feels great on beech, oak, alder, aspen and birch. Outwardly, it looks like a growth, which eventually acquires new layers.
Among the people, the tinder fungus has several names - "bloody sponge", "larch sponge", "deciduous tinder fungus". The mushroom was not awarded such a definition in vain - in folk medicine it was often used as a hemostatic agent. His pores absorbed blood well, creating a kind of cork or bandage. Another tinder fungus is often called chaga, especially if it is found on birch trunks. This is wrong.
Chaga is a type of tinder fungus, but you should not confuse it with deciduous tinder fungus. They are too different in their properties. But this fungus is not called a parasite by chance - a real tinder fungus destroys lignin or cellulose (the wood of the tree on which it grows).
There is a benefit
Although the mushroom is called a parasite, its use in medicine is undeniable. How useful is a real tinder fungus? Its healing properties, as centuries-old experience says, are very extensive. The use of the mushroom for therapeutic purposes began in tsarist times. The mushroom was so famous in Russia that at some point it even began to be imported to other countries.
He even won the honorary title of "King of all medicinal potions" for over 1600 years on average. In ancient times, it was known as Agaricus albus, which in translation meant "cleansing", "cinchona", "white Agaricus".
The tinder fungus won great love in Greece. The famous Greek healer Dioscorides considered it a panacea, prescribing its use for all internal diseases. The doctor was sure that the tinder fungus is the best way to restore strength, get rid of the blues and depression.
Recipe for King Mithridates
The ancient Romans and Greeks firmly believed in the healing properties of this mushroom species. The real tinder fungus was very expensive, it was not possible for mere mortals to buy it.
A unique proof of the mushroom's valueis the famous recipe of King Mithridates. It was this ruler who found out that if you constantly take a drug made on the basis of tinder fungus, you can protect your body from poison.
Throughout his reign, the king constantly drank a remedy, and the best proof of its effectiveness was the moment when, having fallen into depression, Mithridates decided to take his own life and took a large dose of poison. Oddly enough, the poison not only did not work, but did not even cause simple food poisoning. Needless to say, the recipe for the remedy was kept in strict secrecy.
Tinder fungus is able to remove toxins
Tsar Mithridates told the world how a mushroom helps prevent poisoning. But the ability of the fungus to remove toxins from the body has already been established by modern scientists.
Experiments were carried out on rats and mice, which were fed powdered tinder fungus. The results were shocking - mercury dichloride, arsenic compounds, as well as many other dangerous poisons that had accumulated there for years, began to come out of the body of rodents. Later, the reason was also established - it's all about the unique agaric acid, which has no analogues in its properties.
Treat the liver
The second property of the tinder fungus is the restoration of the liver. The Siberians were well aware of this - they collected real tinder fungus and ate it in the form of tinctures and powders, which, in turn, made it possible to produce an enzyme that breaks down protein. Girls, on the other hand, used tinder fungus more often asideal for weight loss.
By the way, as a means of losing weight, the tinder fungus was advertised by the Japanese. Quickly realizing that you can earn a lot of money on this, many pharmaceutical companies began to produce tons of tablets and infusions based on the fungus, buying huge quantities of tinder fungus in Russia. The Japanese also found the polysaccharide lanophile in the mushroom, which causes the liver to secrete the enzymes necessary for its normal functioning.
Why are enzymes important?
Probably, many paid attention to the fact that small children are quite often chubby. The explanation for this is simple - the liver begins to form only from the age of five, and until that time the protein accumulated by the body is not broken down - precisely because of the absence of the mentioned enzymes.
The treatment with tinder fungus is to help the liver. The absence of enzymes allows proteins to be broken down into fatty amino acids, which are then also absorbed by the liver. In fact, they are not removed from the body. And this leads to the accumulation of fat cells. The tinder fungus, as studies confirm, helps to produce an enzyme that removes split amino acids, preventing the body from overgrowing fat.
However, this is not all that a real tinder fungus is capable of. Its use, judging by the reviews of doctors, is also popular for the treatment of lungs.
Learning to breathe freely
Tinder fungus is a truly unique mushroom, as patients say, and its spectrum of action is quite large. Means prepared on the basis of tinder fungus can betake as a simple cough, so in cases where a person is seriously ill. These include pneumonia and cancers, which are sometimes simply impossible to get rid of.
According to doctors, the first aid is a tinder fungus for tuberculosis, and very neglected cases can be treated. In China, drugs developed on the basis of this fungus have a variety of directions - starting, as mentioned above, from a simple cough, and ending with impotence.
But doctors do not recommend experimenting with doses yourself - tinder fungus is an excellent remedy for constipation, and its improper use can lead to endless diarrhea.
Get younger
Real tinder will help to become younger. As already mentioned, it restores the liver, on which the he alth of any person directly depends. The consequences arising from this are the absence of skin irritation, fatigue, pain in the right side. The skin becomes elastic, acquires a pleasant he althy color.
Women who take care of their beauty claim that real tinder helps nails - brittle and exfoliating plates return their structure, as well as an even pink tint. However, you need to be aware of the limitations. So, the tinder fungus is contraindicated:
- pregnant women;
- nursing mothers;
- children under 5;
- those who have an individual intolerance to the mushroom.
But no side effects from its use were foundstill. The mushroom is also good because you can collect it yourself - throughout the year, but only from living trees. For preventive purposes, the tinder fungus is taken for about a month, with a frequency of 2 times a year. If the mushroom is used for treatment, then the period of admission should be increased to 3-4 months.
Infusions on tinder fungus are made in boiling water, warm water or vodka. Be sure to let the drug brew, and it is best to store it in the refrigerator. Medicines are prepared exclusively from powder - it is very easy to dry the mushroom at home.
