Common Jolly - an unusual healthy mushroom, popular in Russia. Like most other mushrooms, it has not yet been fully studied, but its healing properties have long been known. More on this later.
Description of the fungus and where it grows
In a young oyster, the fruiting body is ovoid or spherical, often almost completely underground. Its base has white strands of mycelium. The color of the fruit body is off-white. The diameter of the ball is 3-5 cm. The leg is formed very quickly. It is spongy, hollow and with rather thin walls.
When the mushroom reaches adulthood, its hat becomes a bell-shaped with a hole in the upper part. Above it, mucus appears, exuding the aroma of carrion. Its color becomes dark olive. After a short period of time, the spore-bearing part of the fungus is destroyed by insects. Now the hat becomes cellular and with a yellowish color.
Did you know? Jolly growth rate — 5 mm / 1 min. In half an hour, a leg appears from the fruiting body.
The mockery lives in broad-leaved forests in places with nutritious soil. It can grow in groups and alone. The spread of the fungus is helped by insects seduced by an unpleasant odor.
Video: Common Jolly
Chemical composition
Veselka ordinary is rich in such substances:
- vitamins;
- alkaloids;
- antihistamines;
- polysaccharides;
- fats
- volatile;
- carbohydrates;
- acids (propic, acetic, phenylacetic);
- α-phenylcrotonic aldehyde;
- formaldehyde;
- phenylacetaldehyde;
- acetaldehyde;
- methyl mercaptan;
- dihydrochalcon;
- hydrogen sulfide;
- minerals.
Healing properties
- The substances listed above give the fungus extraordinary healing abilities. He is capable of:
- have antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory effects;
- accelerate the healing process, eliminate inflammation of the skin;
- fight the development of tumors;
- relieve allergic manifestations;
- lower the pressure;
- strengthen the protective functions of the body;
- kill viruses and bacteria;
- help in the prevention of ulcers, gastritis, strokes, heart attacks, kidney, liver diseases;
- lower cholesterol;
- normalize hormonal levels;
- take care of the cardiovascular system;
- establish the work of the nervous system, help get rid of stress.
What diseases does it help
Based on the medicinal properties of the fun, we can conclude under what health problems it is advisable to use it:
- inflammatory processes;
- lesions of the skin of an allergic and fungal nature;
- injuries resulting in a violation of the integrity of the skin;
- immunodeficiency, HIV;
- pathologies of internal organs provoked by pathogenic microorganisms and manifested by inflammatory processes;
- infectious diseases (flu, tonsillitis, acute respiratory viral infections, hepatitis);
- problems of the musculoskeletal system.
Contraindications
- The mushroom is not able to bring harm as such, but it can cause some malfunctions in the work of the body systems, therefore there are warnings when using it:
- For children under five years of age, such a medicine is contraindicated.
- Pregnant and lactating women should avoid eating mushrooms as a food product and as a medicine.
- Use the fungus for the purpose of treatment only at the dosage indicated by the doctor.
How to collect and harvest mushrooms
The healing properties of the fungus are preserved even after drying, so you can safely harvest it in this way. Raw materials must be collected according to the following rules:
- optimal harvesting time - end of June - beginning of July;
- it can be detected by an unpleasant odor;
- Only a mushroom at the stage of egg formation is suitable for collection (it contains the most useful substances);
- the harvested crop must be cleaned gently, without pressure, with a damp cloth (washing is not advisable) and stringed.
Mushrooms are dried in limbo in a warm, ventilated and dry place, hidden from direct sunlight. The finished crop is laid out in banks, clogged and sent for storage away from the sun in a dry place. Duration of storage under all conditions may be about 24 months.Important! It is advisable to collect the jolly in dry weather, since moisture adversely affects their quality and keeping quality.
Application methods
Traditional medicine makes extensive use of fun in fresh and dry form. Only a young mushroom is taken and alcohol tinctures, decoctions, aqueous solutions, powders, oily liquid are prepared from it.
Hypertension pressure tincture
The tincture recipe is universal for solving various health problems, but it is used in a different way. To prepare it, you need 2 tbsp. l powder from dry oyster. It is necessary to pour 0.5 liters of quality vodka. The container must be tightly closed and sent to insist in a dark place for two weeks.
At their completion, filtering the drug is not necessary. To treat pressure problems, you need to take tincture twice a day for 1 hour. The medicine will remove excess cholesterol from the body, and the cardiovascular system can work properly.
It is most convenient to take tincture 20-30 minutes before a meal (breakfast, dinner).
Oncology infusion
For malignant neoplasms, the drug is recommended to be used twice or thrice a day half an hour before meals. You need to drink raw chicken egg. The duration of treatment is a month, after which you need to pause for a week and a half and repeat the course. In general, treatment can last from six months to a year (depending on the severity of the particular case).
If you have melanoma, then you can lubricate affected skin with this tincture. For preventive purposes, it is recommended to use tinctures for a month twice or three times a day for 1 tbsp. The duration of treatment should not be more than 30 days.Did you know? If you break the fun and do not immediately send it for processing, then for some time it will continue to develop.
Powder
To obtain the powder, you need to grind the dried oyster mushroom in a way convenient for you. This substance can be used:
- with erysipelatous inflammation of the skin;
- with bedsores;
- with skin cancer;
- with trophic ulcers.
In problem areas, the powder must be rubbed or sprinkled with the affected area. The procedure should be done twice or thrice a day until the problem disappears. If you do not have the opportunity to prepare the powder, it can be purchased at a pharmacy or store.
Wound healing oil
As such, it is extremely difficult to obtain oil from the mushroom, and this method does not justify the cost. For medicinal purposes, vegetable oil is used, combined with the extract of oyster. The recipe for the preparation is as follows: 2 tbsp. mushroom powder is mixed with 0.5 l of olive or linseed oil.
The container is corked and sent to a cool dark place for two weeks to insist. For use, it is not necessary to filter the liquid. It lubricates the affected areas of the skin (burns, pressure sores, ulcers).
The juice
Juice obtained from the oyster does not differ in taste, therefore it is not used inside. Only young mushrooms are suitable for its preparation. They should be cleaned of dirt, cut, put in a jar, covered with a lid and hidden in the cellar.
After a while, the juice will appear. They can wipe the affected areas of the skin until the problem completely disappears.
Application in cosmetology
Even the ancient Romans used oyster to improve the condition of the skin and hair. In the modern world, mushroom powder is used in the manufacture of anti-aging masks and other cosmetics that can improve the condition of the skin and hair structure.
For skin
In folk medicine, such means are used:
- Shredded fresh mushroom is mixed with sour cream or cream in equal proportions. The resulting substance is applied to a clean face for 20-30 minutes, then washed off with warm water or with a damp cloth. The procedure must be repeated three times in a week. The course consists of 6–10 masks. As a result, the skin will look fresh, toned, wrinkles in the corners of the eyes will disappear.
- Get mucus from the fresh oyster. It must be applied for 15-20 minutes on the skin, then rinse with warm water. The skin will become more elastic, will cease to peel off, an allergic rash will disappear.
- You can use alcohol tincture, the recipe of which is described earlier. In it, gauze with slits for the eyes is moistened and applied to the skin, which is pre-treated with olive oil. After 15 minutes, the mask must be removed and washed.
Wrinkles and stretch marks
From wrinkles and stretch marks, mucus from the fungus is very effective. A mask of it is applied to problem areas every other day. If the skin is dry, then the mucus should be mixed with a small amount of peach or almond oil.
You can slow down the aging process of the skin with the help of alcohol tincture from the jolly. She should wipe her face before going to bed. The product stimulates cell regeneration, as a result of which the complexion becomes healthy, young, a blush appears, and small wrinkles are smoothed out.Veselka is an edible mushroom used since ancient times in folk medicine. You need to catch it young, otherwise then it will be of no use to him.