Curly griffin (aka ram mushroom) is one of the largest types of tinder fungi - amazing objects of the mushroom kingdom, attached by side legs or fruiting body to trees, old stumps, dead wood. The weight of such a bushy splice, listed in the Red Book, can reach 20 kg with a diameter of 1 meter. The advantages of curly griffol include a high growth rate: such a mushroom can reach 10 kilogram weight in just 8-10 days. Worms and insects do not eat it.
Curly Grifola Description
Curly griffol is found (see photo below) quite rarely, not every year; most often on the stumps of lindens, maples, beech, chestnuts, oaks from mid-August to almost the end of September, so the time for collecting such a mushroom is limited.
You can recognize the ram mushroom by the numerous fleshy, shapeless-wavy, small (about 3-6 cm in diameter) 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-like shallow-tube 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, grayish or cream when dried. The pulp is brittle, white, with a pleasant, persistent, rich-mushroom aroma and a specific nutty flavor.
Ram mushroom on the dining table
On the dining table, griffin curly (ram mushroom) is an infrequent guest. Only young, not yet darkened mushrooms are suitable for use; in adult specimens - bitter and fibrous, the pleasant taste is not preserved. Mushroom-ram is not recommended to be eaten raw - heat treatment (boiling or frying) is mandatory. Most often, griffin curly in cooking is used as an additional ingredient and is a component of soups and sauces, as well as an excellent filling for ravioli; Such a mushroom is original as an independent dish. To prepare the seasoning used in sprinkling salads, in meat and fish dishes, the ram mushroom must be dried and ground to a powder state. In frozen form, griffin curly in quality is very close to fresh mushrooms.
Features of the collection
To collect the griffin, it is recommended to use a large sharp knife, which needs to cut the fruiting body of the fungus from a tree or soil surface.
Only with careful handling will the curly fungus mushroom grow on this site for several more years, until the moment when the nutrients are sufficiently accumulated in the tree, and the surrounding conditions will favor growth. Growing among the forest, the mushroom often accumulates fallen leaves, twigs and other garbage in the folds of hats, so when harvesting it is necessary to thoroughly rid it of foreign objects.
Griffin curly mushroom: medicinal properties
Mushroom ram contains in its composition a huge number of vitamins, minerals, minerals, trace elements and valuable amino acids that are beneficial for the body. Traditional medicine has long appreciated its bactericidal properties, which it has successfully used in the treatment of migraines, overwork, chronic fatigue, skin diseases and even tuberculosis.
Curly grifola was used for the preparation of ointments, tinctures, extracts and decoctions, which are an effective antiparasitic agent that helps strengthen the cardiovascular system, remove toxins from the body and increase immunity in general. Ointments based on wood mushroom have a beneficial effect on the skin, cleanse pores, improve blood circulation, give it smoothness and elasticity.
Mushroom Ram Against Oncology
Modern medicine uses the maytake mushroom (otherwise called griffol 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 considered his find a success and therefore danced with happiness.
According to studies, curly grifol has anti-cancer activity, inhibits the growth of cancer cells and protects healthy cells from malignancy. The principle of action is to stimulate the growth of macrophages - cells capable of absorbing and digesting foreign particles, including malignant and harmful to the body particles: the remains of destroyed cells, bacteria and others.
Often, macrophages in the body are sleepy due to environmental conditions, stress, unhealthy lifestyles. Curly grifola is an excellent stimulant for their activation: macrophages wake up and immediately come to grips with pathogens of various diseases and with the diseases themselves. Maitake-based powder, used as an additive to staple foods, prevents metastasis by more than 80%.
Curly griffol is also successfully used for hepatitis, diabetes mellitus, hay fever, high cholesterol, to relieve chronic fatigue, lower high blood pressure, as well as control body weight and reduce it in excess.
