Mushrooms are mysterious. Scientists joke: mushrooms control the world. And in this joke there is some truth. Mycelium hatted pierce, "pierce" the Earth. Scientists have found that in some areas of North America, their area reaches 9 hectares. Fungi (like mold) I live in the upper atmosphere, at an altitude of 30 km, and within living organisms, and can multiply even on the surface of sulfuric acid. For medicinal purposes, they use both fungi and fungi. Fungotherapy (in Latin fungo means "fungus") is part of the very popular naturopathy today. It is no secret to anyone that antibiotics and other chemical preparations have a number of unpleasant side effects. And the main trend of modern medicine is to find the most mild and complex means of correcting health, because the body is a single system. The treatment of mushrooms in academic medicine does not contradict, and interest in it grows all over the world. Clinical research in this area is conducted on the basis of state laboratories: in Russia - in the laboratory named after Blokhin.
Mini first aid kit
Each mushroom is a real mini-first-aid kit. To competently collect these gifts of nature (by the way, like grass), knowledge is needed: both theoretical, medical, and practical. But self-medication is not necessary even within the framework of alternative medicine. It is necessary to consult the fungotherapist. These doctors have already united in the International Association, so that patients can distinguish professionals from charlatans. Drugs from mushrooms are not so easy to cook. The healing effect is provided by polysaccharides, extremely sensitive to heat treatment, the action of acids and salt. Contrary to popular belief, in alcoholic tinctures, the content of these nutrients is also small. Therefore, the most effective drug is extracts, which can be obtained only in laboratory conditions. Plus, mushrooms from environmentally unsafe areas can be harmful. Fungotherapists keep in touch with mushroom pickers, they have the opportunity to receive environmentally friendly "raw materials", which are always checked for radionuclides, heavy metals, which at home they can not do. Finally, one type of mushroom in difficult cases can not help. Often a complex impact is necessary, and only the specialist can select the right components. He will calculate the possible effect. Recall: academic medicine is aimed at removing as soon as possible pathology, inflammation, swelling. In natural medicine, this does not happen: the process of treatment is longer, cumulative. But the body gradually builds up metabolism and at the same time gets rid of sharp stimulation, often leading to complications. As a result, an antineoplastic agent based on fungi can help cope with the papillomavirus. In other words, treatment with mushrooms "patches" the immunity gaps.
Medical record holders
Mushrooms "medicinal" do not differ from edible ones. So, the white fungus in many areas of Russia and the East is considered medicinal. In general, about 100 species of fungi, growing in our country, have a therapeutic effect. And if you use representatives from neighboring countries! Fungotherapists are sure: it is not worth to divide the mushrooms according to the "national trait": they have a beneficial effect on everyone. Today, a mushroom-record holder is considered to be a Reishi (he is a lingi or a tin lacquer). In China, there are whole plantations, where this "mushroom Buddha" is grown in greenhouses. It is growing in our country - in Siberia. Of great value is the collection of Reishi in ecologically safe areas of Altai (the amount of useful extract is 2 times greater than that of fungi grown under artificial conditions). Modern science has proved: Reishi have a powerful antitumor effect. The Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the SB RAS has become interested in special properties of this rare fungus within the framework of the program "Development and introduction of new methods and means of diagnostics and treatment of oncological diseases into medical practice." In the off-season, you need to eat as much fruit and vegetables as possible to protect yourself from infections and strengthen immunity. But the situation with mushrooms is slightly different. Yes, mushrooms are very tasty and nutritious, but not at all easy to assimilate the product. In addition, they absorb the harmful substances, like a sponge, and, buying mushrooms on the market, it is difficult to establish whether the collection place was really environmentally friendly. I would advise with great caution to include a diet of mushrooms for people with a disease of the gastrointestinal tract.
Porcini
They are used for the loss of strength, for the improvement of metabolism, for the treatment of tuberculosis, for malignant neoplasms. Contains alkaloid herzenin, which is used in the treatment of angina pectoris. For the whiteness of the skin, masks are made from mushroom porridge.
Koprinus
A remedy for alcohol dependence. Contains a substance koprin, which, when combined with alcohol, causes vomiting and nausea. With repeated use of the inside is a fixation of the reflex: aversion to any alcohol
Shiitake
The legend of folk medicine of Southeast Asia. Polysaccharide lentinan has antitumor ability, which has no analogues in the plant world. Shiitake displays cholesterol, normalizes blood pressure, fights viruses, suppresses pathogenic flora in the body. Struggles with any inflammatory processes, with lower fungi, heals erosions and stomach ulcers. Immunostimulant. Reduces sugar in the blood, is shown in the insulin-dependent form of diabetes. Shiitake clears the liver. Promotes weight loss.
Jolly chili
Possesses anti-cancer potential. Vibrated polysaccharides cause the production of perforin, which does not allow dividing and forming tumor cells. It is used for mastopathy, liver diseases, ulceration of CKTP. It treats the adenoma of the prostate and the disease of the female sexual sphere. Deduces cholesterol and lowers blood pressure. Mushroom phytoncides vesicles are capable of killing viruses of herpes, influenza and even hepatitis.
Morel
Helps with nearsightedness, senile farsightedness and cataract. In this fungus there are substances that do not give the lens of the eye to grow dull, strengthen the eye muscles. It is also used for diseases of the biliary tract, liver, urogenital system.
Agarik Brazilian
It can slow down the aging process. Candles from the agaric fungus are used for dysbacteriosis, hemorrhoids, anus cracks, intestinal polyps, oncology of the rectum. For women's diseases: endometriosis, polyps, inflammation of the appendages, fibroids, fibroids, latent sexual infections. Does not cause allergic reactions.
Meitake
Mushroom for women. Reduces climacteric phenomena. Softens PMS phenomena - headaches, weakness, pulling pain. It dissolves benign formations: fibroids, cysts, fibromimimes. It is used for mastopathy. In Japan it is used for weight loss.
Cordyceps
Increases the blood flow of the coronary vessels, prevents thrombosis and serves to prevent heart attack, coronary heart disease, stroke, angina pectoris. Natural antibiotic. It removes toxic substances from the body, incl. intestinal poisons, drugs, radionuclides.
Official Recognition
The properties of fungi are studied with great interest by official medicine and pharmacology. Already at the end of the last century, doctors began talking about the imperfection of chemical synthetic drugs. Not only because of the mass of negative side effects, but also because the microorganisms to destroy which they are targeted, easily mutate, adopting a new, antibiotic-resistant form. Over time, a certain medicine for a certain person becomes useless. That is why the creation of medicines based on natural extracts and extracts has acquired additional meaning. Scientists were interested in mushrooms, which are famous for their antibacterial properties. And so it turned out, the popular meadow mushroom, an ordinary buttercup, a purple strider - a real find. The substances they produce: agrocibin, brosophylline, nemotin, biformin, etc. are similar in action to antibiotics, such as levomitetin or streptomycin. Another example. In the znacharian books it is said that the tincture of a white fungus can be drunk as a restorative drink and for the treatment of heart diseases. Later, in white mushrooms, the hercenium alkaloid was detected, which is now successfully used in the treatment of angina pectoris. A pancake, as it turned out, produces a substance called lactariovialin, which successfully fights with the causative agents of tuberculosis ... Fungotherapy is constantly evolving. And perhaps very soon the treatment with mushrooms will go down into general medical practice, like acupuncture or homeopathy.