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The multi-colored trametes is a tinder mushroom with a peculiar structure of the fruiting body (resembles a strongly developed fan). Grows in fairly large groups. Instances in groups are arranged in the form of sockets. These representatives of the tinder family, belonging to inedible species, have a solid set of useful properties: antibacterial, antiviral.
Description of the species
Trametes multi-colored - a perennial mushroom, the maximum size - up to 90 mm in width and 50 mm in length. The shape of the representatives of this species may be completely different, most often it is rounded. In fact, it is a parasite fungus that grows to the trunk of trees.
The surface of the trametes fruit body is rather tender, characterized by a set of convolutions having different color shades - from yellowish to dirty brown.As a rule, the edges are slightly lighter than the central part of the cap. The color of the base of the fruit body is dark olive, the flesh has a pleasant aroma.
Distribution of species
Preparation of raw materials
Trametes belongs to inedible types of mushrooms, most often it is collected for subsequent preparation for medicinal purposes. Peak fruiting and collection - from August to September inclusive.
Trametes collection involves cutting off young specimens and their subsequent cleaning. After this, a special heat treatment is performed - the mushrooms are dried, and the temperature in the oven should be no more and no less than the specified values (range from 50 to 60 degrees). Carefully dried raw materials, as a rule, are crushed to obtain a powdered mass, which is poured into an airtight container (container or packaging) and sterilized.
Trametes in traditional medicine
This type of mushroom is widely known in Asian countries and has long been used as a remedy in Chinese traditional medicine. This is due to the content in the pulp of the fungus of a variety of useful components: bioactive polysaccharides, peptides, glycoproteins, triterpenes, saturated fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins and microelements.
Mainly used raw materials derived from this fungus for the treatment of cancer (malignant neoplasms). Directly for the treatment is preparing a decoction of the finished raw materials.
Also, in Asian countries, trametes is often used to treat a sufficiently large number of infectious diseases and ailments of internal organs. For these purposes, preparing special infusions of fungus.
In Japan, trametes is used to treat diabetes, hypertension, rheumatism and thrombosis. As a rule, a healing ointment is prepared from the fungus.
Application in traditional medicine
Although in our country such a type of mushroom as multi-colored trametes is not used in official medicine, nevertheless, many scientists confirm its positive healing properties.
In Japan and China, raw materials from this type of mushroom are used as one of the components of complex treatment of oncological diseases. This is because the use of tramethes as a medicine helps to make abnormal cells more sensitive to the effects of chemo and radiation therapy. Also, drugs based on this type of fungi help in suppressing inflammatory processes that accompany some ailments.
Contraindications and what to consider
However, one should not use raw materials obtained from the trametes fruit bodies for the treatment of children, as well as women during the period of childbearing and lactation.
Any use of this tool must necessarily be coordinated with your doctor. Do not forget that any medicine can bring both benefit and harm to the body.
Interesting fact
- Trametes is also known by such names as foggy mushroom, wungji, kawaratake.
- In Asian countries, trametes is still used to treat inflammatory processes of the respiratory organs.
- Foggy mushroom is considered the most valuable in Japan, the profit from sales of finished raw materials reaches several million dollars annually.
Video: Trametes versicolor
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