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The health benefits and harms of dried chanterelles are not known to everyone. After all, these are not quite ordinary mushrooms: in addition to their gastronomic value, they have high medicinal properties. Dried chanterelles are used to improve health not only in folk medicine: the drug can also be bought in a regular pharmacy as an anthelmintic.
What are the benefits of dried chanterelle mushrooms?
Chanterelles (other names for mushrooms are cockerels, or yellow chanterelles) are easy to recognize among other healthy mushrooms. Their cap has an asymmetrical shape of a convex or concave type and, together with the stem, forms a single whole. When pressed, the shade of these yellow mushrooms changes to pale pink. The flesh of cockerels, white with a slight yellowish tint, is quite dense, with a “rubber” structure.
Dried yellow chanterelles are rich in macro- and microelements and other healthy components. That is why the medicinal properties of dry chanterelles are known not only to healers, but also to qualified doctors.
100 g of product contains:
Macronutrients | Microelements | Vitamins |
Potassium - 450 mg | Iron - 0.7 mg | Vitamin C – 34 mg |
Phosphorus - 44 mg | Manganese - 0.41 mg | Vitamins RR, NE - 5 mg |
Sulfur – 40 mg | Zinc - 0.26 mg | Niacin - 4.9 mg |
Chlorine - 24 mg | Copper - 290 mcg | Vitamin E - 0.5 mg |
Magnesium - 7 mg | Fluoride - 55 mcg | Vitamin B2 - 0.35 mg |
Calcium - 4 mg | Cobalt - 4 mcg | Vitamin B1 - 0.01 mg |
Sodium - 3 mg |
| Vitamin A - RE, 142 mcg |
In addition to this pantry of healthy elements, dried chanterelles contain amino and fatty acids, antibiotics, quinomannose, trametonolinic acid, provitamin D2, beta-glucans, mono- and disaccharides, polysaccharide K-10.
The health benefits of dried chanterelles are manifested in a range of effects on the body:
- general strengthening of human health and immune system;
- prevention and treatment of sore throats and colds;
- assistance with cancer;
- removal of worms;
- improving the functioning of the liver and pancreas;
- normalization of the general condition of the body, reduction of painful manifestations of hepatitis C and tuberculosis;
- strengthening the heart muscles, increasing overall muscle tone;
- removal of heavy salts from the body;
- restoration of vision;
- improvement of the general condition of the skin and hair;
- restoration of metabolism and normalization of weight, stabilization of the digestive tract;
- decrease in blood sugar, stabilization of hemoglobin levels.
Most often, the medicinal properties of dried chanterelle mushrooms are used in the fight against parasites, in the treatment of cancer, liver and pancreas diseases, and for general health support at a high level.
Treatment with dried chanterelles
In order to dry cockerels, you can use a long or quick method:
- In the first case, mushrooms are strung on a rope, like bagels, and hung for 1 - 2 weeks near the stove or on the window. You can also leave them on a cabinet in a ventilated area. But this will take even longer - about 2 - 3 weeks;
- A second, easier drying method is to place clean, dried mushrooms in the oven. The temperature in it should not exceed 40 OC, and the residence time of the raw materials ranges from 1.5 to 3 hours.
Next, the dried roosters should be broken into small pieces and ground in a blender (mortar, coffee grinder) to a powder. It will be useful to store the resulting product in tightly closed glass or ceramic jars in a dark, cool place out of the reach of children.
Not only dried chanterelles ground into powder are used as medicine, but also healthy infusions and decoctions of fresh mushroom raw materials. Other methods will not bring any effect, since when heated to 60°C or freezing, as well as when interacting with salt, all the beneficial properties of chanterelles are lost.
How to take dried chanterelles for medicinal purposes
Depending on the state of health, preferences and individual characteristics of the body, you can use useful remedies from chanterelles: vodka or red wine tincture, a solution of the powder in regular warm or hot water, or decoctions of fresh mushrooms.
The composition should be taken half an hour before meals, preferably on an empty stomach. The useful solution should be shaken before use, since the powder may settle to the bottom in the form of sediment.
Below are several useful recipes on how to prepare medicinal mushroom powder.
Universal tincture
Powder (1 tbsp.l.) pour vodka or red wine (1 glass). Stir and put in a cool, dark place (can be in the refrigerator) to infuse for 10 days. Each time before taking a healthy liquid, it should be shaken.
The tincture will be useful in removing parasites from the body. It will also rid the body of their larvae, which can re-develop into adult parasites. Take 2 tsp. for the night. The course of treatment is 20 days.
This useful tincture will also effectively cope with liver and pancreas problems. For this purpose, take it 1 tsp. at night for 90 - 120 days.
To improve your health with hepatitis, it will be useful to take 1 tsp of the product. morning and evening, the course of treatment is 120 days.
Dried Chanterelle Powder
Powder is the most popular form for medicinal use of dried chanterelles. With its help, useful tinctures are made, but a decoction is prepared from fresh mushrooms.
The use of the powder helps fight cancer, infectious diseases, liver and pancreas diseases, and will be useful for improving overall health.
Treatment of worms
Dried chanterelles in powder form are also actively used against worms. The removal of parasites occurs thanks to a beneficial component - quinomannose - a special polysaccharide that helminths cannot tolerate. It is for this reason that there will never be worms or other parasites in cockerels. Quinomanose breaks down under the influence of high temperatures, which is why useful preparations are made from dried crushed mushrooms.
To prepare the product you will need:
Pour 1 tsp. powder 150 ml warm water. Wait half an hour, mix well.
The composition can be taken once a day, and to enhance the effect - twice a day, before meals, always along with the sediment. The course of treatment is 1 month.
Against glaucoma
Pour hot water (0.5 l) into 1 tbsp. l. powder, stir. Place the resulting slurry in a water bath for 10 - 15 minutes. After this, leave the composition for 1 hour under the lid. It will be useful to take the product 3 times a day, before meals, 1 dessert spoon.
For oncology
Recipe for making dried chanterelles for oncology:
The powder (1 tbsp) should be infused with red wine or vodka for 10 days. It is recommended to drink the product half an hour before meals. The dose is set individually, depending on the person’s weight and physique, within 2 tsp. in one go.
Decoction of dried chanterelles
The decoction is used in cases where the presence of alcohols in the body is undesirable for health. For children with a sore throat, you can make a useful decoction for gargling. For this, 2 tbsp. l. finely chopped fresh mushrooms should be poured with 1 tbsp. boiling water Then cover with a lid and leave for half an hour. Strain the broth and wait until the temperature of the liquid becomes comfortable. You need to gargle with the broth twice a day.
In cosmetology, a useful decoction is used to rinse hair. It can be prepared according to the same scheme, and then diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio. Using hair rinses after each wash fills them with strength and gives a healthy shine.
Dried chanterelle tincture
A useful tincture is prepared from dried chanterelle powder.Mushrooms are infused with vodka or red wine (the presence of alcohols will not affect health). In order for the chanterelles to transfer their beneficial substances to the liquid as much as possible, the infusion time is 14 days. The liquid should be kept in a glass or ceramic container in a cool, dark room.
Contraindications for dried chanterelle mushrooms
The benefits and harms of dried chanterelles should be assessed on your own health, however, there are several categories of people for whom taking mushrooms is not recommended and even dangerous. These include:
- Pregnant girls and nursing mothers.
- Children under 3 years old.
- People with individual intolerance to mushrooms.
For people with problems with the gallbladder and gastrointestinal tract, treatment with dry chanterelles is allowed, subject to precautions.
Conclusion
The health benefits and harms of dried chanterelles have been proven in practice as a hepatoprotective and anthelmintic agent in the treatment of eye diseases. The drug should be used after prescribing the drug as part of complex therapy.
