All mushrooms are fascinating to me. From their growing, to where they are located in the world and to its medicinal properties Honey mushroom also known as Armillaria mellea is considered effective for epilepsy in traditional Chinese medicine. This mushroom helps reduce dizziness, tinnitus and does increase blood flow to the brain
After reading Christopher Hobbs book, Medicinal Mushrooms The Essential Guide I learned more about this mushroom. It can used as a substitute for a Chinese herb called Tian ma/ This is expensive herb in the Chinese culture.
I highly recommend Christopher Hobbs book to anyone interested in mushrooms. Whether you want to wild craft these mycology species and even eat them you need to know something about mushrooms.
The honey mushroom in found in abundance in fall and early winter. They can be ingested . Most are mild tasting and some can be a bit bitter. It has been reported that gastrointestinal upset may occur eating honeys if they are not well cooked.
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Until tomorrow…