A Great Article on Mushrooms!

[Mrjelly]

After reading this article I have some hope that opinion is turning, at least in the scientific community. Unfortunately Law still says they are illegal here at home!

Magic mushrooms may help treat depression: How? - HealthPop - CBS News

Here is something else that I found...

Trippy Tales: The History of 8 Hallucinogens | Drugs & Controlled Substances | MDMA, Ecstasy, LSD | LiveScience

What do you all think?

 

[Glen222]

Mushrooms are the only type of eatable fungus. They are very healthy and nutritional, and mushroom is specially good from fitness point of view because it contains no fat at all. It is said to be a meat alternative for energy source. Mushroom provide good energy with less calories and improves overall inner body health including our skin. Water of mushroom is very beneficial for eye's health and beauty.

 

[Mrjelly]

Hey what about Cantharellus cinnabarinus?

 

[ophiuchus]

what about them?

 

[Mrjelly]

I was thinking of the top of my head, it is a mushroom. Are mushrooms the only edible fungi?

 

[ophiuchus]

oh. well there are the ones that grow out of the sides of trees. don't know if they are considered mushrooms. you know, the shelf-like ones...

 

[Mrjelly]

Yea I think they are called Alder Bracket, not sure if they are edible or anything. To be honest when I read Glen222's post I thought that it was odd and spouted off about Cantharellus cinnabarinus. I was dumbfounded at the thought that mushrooms were the only edible fungus. Then I got to thinking about it and realized that they just might be.

 

[Cultosaurus]

Actually, Alder Bracket is only one of many polypores. There are hundreds of clamshell or ear-like fungus that grow on the sides of trees.

 

[ophiuchus]

polypore! yeah that's the name. and yes, there are many edible varieties of fungi that grow off the sides of trees, and are not considered mushrooms. now that i think a bit more, there are edible lichens too (composite creatures of fungi and a photosynthesizing microorganism like algae). crazy to think that they project we've only discovered about 5% of the worlds fungi!

 

[Edgardo]

They are very healthy and healthy, and mushroom is exclusively good from physical fitness and health perspective because it contains no fat at all. It is said to be a various meats substitute for power resource.