Trametes multicolored - description of where it grows, poisonous mushroom

Trachetes multicolor is a fungus tinder fungus, having a peculiar structure of the fruiting body (resembles a strongly expanded fan). It grows in fairly large groups. Instances in groups are arranged as outlets. These representatives of the tinder family, related to inedible species, have a solid set of useful properties: antibacterial, antiviral.

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Trachetes multi-colored - perennial mushroom, maximum sizes - up to 90 mm in width and 50 mm in length. The shape of representatives of this species can be completely different, most often it is rounded. In fact, this is a parasite mushroom that grows to the trunk of trees.

The surface of the fruit body of the trametes is rather tender, characterized by many 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 fruiting body is dark olive, the pulp has a pleasant aroma.

Species distribution

Harvesting raw materials

Trametes refers to the inedible species of mushrooms, most often it is collected for subsequent harvesting for medicinal purposes. Peak fruiting and harvest - from August to September inclusive.

Harvesting traces involves cutting young specimens and their subsequent cleaning. After this, a special heat treatment is performed - the mushrooms are dried, while the temperature in the oven should be no more and no less than the indicated values ​​(range from 50 to 60 degrees). Carefully dried raw materials, as a rule, are crushed to obtain a powdery mass, which is poured into a sealed container (container or packaging) and sterilized.

Trametes in folk 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 many useful components: bioactive polysaccharides, peptides, glycoproteins, triterpenes, saturated fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins and trace elements.

The raw materials obtained from this fungus for the treatment of cancer (malignant neoplasms) are mainly used. Directly for treatment, a decoction is prepared from finished raw materials.

Also, often in Asian countries, tramethes is used to treat a sufficiently large number of infectious diseases and diseases of internal organs. For these purposes, special infusions of mushroom are prepared.

In Japan, trametes is used to treat diabetes, hypertension, rheumatism and thrombosis. From the fungus, as a rule, a therapeutic ointment is prepared.

Use in traditional medicine

Although in our country such a type of mushroom as tratimetes is multi-colored and 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 the complex treatment of cancer.This is because the use of trametes as a medicine helps to make atypical cells more sensitive to the effects of chemo and radiation therapy. Also, medicines based on this type of mushroom help in suppressing the inflammatory processes that accompany some ailments.

Contraindications and what to consider

However, you should not use raw materials obtained from the fruiting bodies of trametes for treatment of children, as well as women during the period of gestation and lactation.

Any use of this tool should be agreed with your doctor. Do not forget that any medicine can bring both benefits and harm to the body.

Interesting fact

1. Trametes is also known under such names as misty mushroom, wungji, kawaratake.
2. In Asian countries, to this day tramethes is used to treat inflammatory processes of the respiratory system.
3. The most valuable fog mushroom is considered in Japan, the profit from the sale of finished raw materials reaches several million dollars annually.

Video: colorful trametes (Trametes versicolor)