Mushroom "devil's eggs" - description, properties, contraindications

Some of us asked ourselves: "What mushrooms have been called" devil's eggs "?" The name is really strange. He received a mushroom of the Veselkov family, reaching a height of 30 cm for its bizarre shape - its fetal young body has an ovate shape, the diameter of which is about 7 cm. Its outer shell is white, gray or cream-colored, the inner one is green.

Mushrooms "devil's eggs" can have another name: "morel gouty", "morello smelly", "upstart", "indulgent phallus", "egg of witches".

If the fungus continues to grow further, its membranes are torn, after which the fruiting body gradually begins to stretch upward in the form of a cylindrical, long, spongy, hollow stem that reaches a height of 25 cm with a width of 4 cm. At the fruit body, the upper part ends with a bell-shaped cap with a honeycomb Surface. The cap has a height of 5 centimeters. It is covered with brownish-olive mucus with a rather unpleasant smell.

The mushroom hat is sporiferous. At the top has a thick disk with a slot located in the middle. Spore powder of a warm yellow shade. They are spread by insects attracted by its smell. The ordinary joke resembles a morel mushroom. If you do not know for sure, before you which mushrooms - "devil's eggs" or morels, you need to understand that the veselka has a longer leg and an unpleasant smell.

This is one of the fastest growing mushrooms - in a minute it can grow by 5 mm. It grows exclusively in deciduous forests, on humus-rich soils among bushes.

Spread

Mushroom "devil eggs" is common in the southern and central parts of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus, southern Siberia. It is edible when the fruit body is still young and retains the shape of the egg.

Procurement and collection of raw materials

For food and medicinal purposes only a young body of fun is used. For medical purposes, the ordinary apples are used in dried and fresh form.

The collected mushrooms are never washed. Wipe with a damp cloth of leftover foliage, soil and other contaminants. To mushroom "devil's eggs" to dry, they are carefully cut in half, in addition, loosely threaded on a thick thread. Further, they are suspended for drying in a ventilated, dry room, which is protected from direct sun rays.

Once the mushrooms are completely dry, they must be folded into glass jars, which should be kept tightly closed, in a place protected from light. Store only in a dry room for not more than two years.

Composition

Mature fungus "devil eggs" contains a variety of elements and substances, among which are the following: phenylacetaldehyde, methyl mercaptan, a-phenyl crotonaldehyde , acetaldehyde, dihydrochalcon, formaldehyde, acids (acetic, propionic, phenylacetic), hydrogen sulfide.

Useful properties, treatment, application

Mushroom "devil's eggs" has a strong anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antiviral, healing properties.

Traditional medicine uses water and alcohol extracts from it. Use preparations of a jolly for the treatment of peptic ulcer of the duodenum and stomach, gastritis, various heart diseases; To eliminate excess cholesterol and lower blood pressure; For the treatment of hemorrhoids, thrombophlebitis, fistula and cracks of the rectum, eczema, psoriasis.

The antiviral properties of the fungus are due to the presence of phytoncides in it. They use it in the treatment of influenza, herpes, papillomavirus, hepatitis, TORCH infections.

As already mentioned above, one of the names of this fungus is the "egg of witches". There is an opinion that this name was due to the fact that witches used it for a long time to make a potion that evoked a feeling of love.

In this study, which was conducted in the last century, demonstrated that the vesel contains a number of phytosteroids. They are transformed into the body, play the role of male sex hormones, in addition, have a beneficial effect on immunity. Consequently, chewing gum preparations will be useful also for sexual weakness in men.

Tincture of a hilarity

It is prepared from the calculation of 5 grams of dried or 50 g of fresh young mushrooms on a glass of vodka. Mushrooms are placed in a jar, then poured with vodka. This mixture is infused and stored in the refrigerator. After 2 weeks, the obtained tincture can be used without filtering.

Use in dosage from tea to a tablespoon three times a day depending on the disease. For example, when hypertension is mostly enough to drink a teaspoon of the drug a day. This course of treatment will take 1 month. If necessary, it is repeated after 14 days.

Water infusion of a hilarity

It is necessary to take a teaspoon of chopped dried fun, fill it with a glass of boiling water, remove the infusion for 8 hours (you can pour overnight). The resulting product should be filtered. Use one third of a glass three times a day.

Fun in Capsules

Such capsules contain a concentrated extract of the fungus, prepared by a method that eliminates the destruction of phytoncides and polysaccharides, as well as fully assimilated by the human body.

For preventive purposes for adults, you can take 2 capsules three times a day. The duration of this course is a month. For medical purposes, the dosage should be selected individually (this depends on the disease).

Contraindications

Mushroom preparations "devil eggs" should not be taken during pregnancy, during lactation, in addition, children under 5 years.