Guest guest Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 > > I know this may be an amature question *I'm new to this* ...but are eating mushrooms a " no, no " if you've been exposed to Stachybotrys, Aspergillius/pennicillum and Cladisporum? I ask because I've read SO many health benefits to Ganoderma (reishi). Just thought I'd ask... > > Thanks, > Adrean > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 I had a bad reaction to some that were canned, but I've ate some fresh ones and did ok, but still I dont eat them very often. I haven't even tried to eat the morels that grow here in the late spring but miss them. ? hard to say, but I think it would be mainly based on freshness and washed good, no bad spots. but still,they grow from dirt so I would limit it. > > > > I know this may be an amature question *I'm new to this* ...but are > eating mushrooms a " no, no " if you've been exposed to Stachybotrys, > Aspergillius/pennicillum and Cladisporum? I ask because I've read SO > many health benefits to Ganoderma (reishi). Just thought I'd ask... > > > > Thanks, > > Adrean > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 There are literally millions of different fungi, all with different makeups. Many are benign, just as many vegetables and meats are.. But fungi seem to often produce these very strong chemicals that help them compete with each other.. Sort of like poison frogs or plants that develop strong smells or tastes to repel insects.. Thats evolution.. So, its a common warning that people especially, should not eat mushrooms or other fungi that you are not SURE are safe.. You wouldn't lump all animals or all plants together, right? For the same reason, each species of the millions of different fungi is different, and even the same fungi species can have many different strains that are different.. A quick search on Ganoderma on PubMed ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez ) brought back a lot of results.. Clearly, its a complex fungi in terms of its medicinal effects.. With any biologically active substance, things are changed in your body when you take them.. " Xenobiotics " (substances that are not natural for people to ingest/inhale/absorb, etc) that can help with one situation can hurt in others, or when combined with other drugs. The more combinations of drugs you take.. (Google " polypharmacy " the more chance of dangerous interactions.. All drugs are by definition, xenobiotics.. Some are particularly dangerous. Its not an exaggeration to say that mycotoxins are like bullets.. and water damaged buildings are like Russian roulette..You wouldn't relax if you were in a building containing hundreds of different kinds of bullets that was burning, would you? I guess the point I am making is that many fungi and their metabolites are " strong medicine " . Especially- if you have any illness or are taking any prescription drugs, or are pregnant or nursing, or even if not, its smart to be prudent. I would say, research it on PubMed at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez and print out the abstracts of any things that seem relevant to bring to your doctor!!! On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 3:17 AM, adrean <amhayashi@...> wrote: > I know this may be an amature question *I'm new to this* ...but are eating > mushrooms a " no, no " if you've been exposed to Stachybotrys, > Aspergillius/pennicillum and Cladisporum? I ask because I've read SO many > health benefits to Ganoderma (reishi). Just thought I'd ask... > > Thanks, > Adrean > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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