Agaricus Mushroom

Question: Can table mushroom spores Agaricus bisporus survive passing through the digestive tract of horses and cows? I was wondering if it was possible for animals to transport mushroom spores from one location to another, as birds are often responsible for transporting seeds they have digested.

Answer: No , they are not equipped to survive the strong digestive juices / enzymes. They are meant for wind dispersal only. The protective wall around the spores is fairly thin.

Question: Is the Agaricus mushroom and pore fungas unicellular or multicellular? Or both?

Answer: multicelluar

Question: does the Agaricus Blazei Mushroom extract make you high? just wondering...

Answer: They are so small and hard to find, It takes at least 60 to get enough extract to be effective.

Question: Research of the Agaricus Blazei Mushroom? i understand there are studies done in Japan that indicate not only immune support,but help in the battleof cancer from the agaricus.DOes anyone know where to find these studies?

Answer: Here are the provings of AGARICUS from the Materia Medica of Homeopathic Medicine By Dr William Boericke MD please read ahead, I hope it helps :- AGARICUS MUSCARIUS Toad Stool-Bug Agaric (AGARICUS MUSCARIUS-AMANITA) This fungus contains several toxic compounds, the best known of which is Muscarin. The symptoms of poisoning do not develop at once, usually twelve to fourteen hours elapse before the initial attack. There is no antidote, treatment, entirely symptomatic (Schneider). Agaricus acts as an intoxicant to the brain, producing more vertigo and delirium than alcohol, followed by profound sopor with lowered reflexes. Jerking, twitching, trembling, and itching are strong indications. Incipient phthisis; is related to the tubercular diathesis, anæmia, chorea, twitching ceases during sleep. Various forms of neuralgia and spasmodic affections, and neurotic skin troubles are pictured in the symptomatology of this remedy. It corresponds to various forms of cerebral excitement rather than congestion. Thus, in delirium of fevers, alcoholism, etc. General paralysis. Sensation as if pierced by needles of ice. Sensitive to pressure and cold air. Violent bearing-down pains. Symptoms appear diagonally as right arm and left leg. Pains are accompanied by sensation of cold, numbness and tingling. Mind.--Sings, talks, but does not answer. Loquacity. Aversion to work. Indifference. Fearlessness. Delirium characterized by singing, shouting, and muttering; rhymes and prophesies. Begins with paroxysm of yawning. The provings bring out four phases of cerebral excitement. 1. Slight stimulation-shown by increased cheerfulness, courage, loquacity, exalted fancy. 2. More decided intoxication-great mental excitement and incoherent talking, immoderate gaity alternates with melancholy. Perception of relative size of objects is lost, takes long steps and jumps over small objects as if they were trunks of trees-a small hole appears as a frightful chasm, a spoonful of water an immense lake. Physical strength is increased, can lift heavy loads. With it much twitching. 3. Third stage produces a condition of furious or raging delirium, screaming, raving, wants to injure himself, etc. 4. Fourth stage-mental depression, languor, indifference, confusion, disinclination to work, etc. We do not get the active cerebral congestion of Belladonna, but a general nervous excitement such as is found in delirium tremens, delirium of fevers, etc. Head.--Vertigo from sunlight, and on walking. Head in constant motion. Falling backward, as if a weight in occiput. Lateral headache, as if from a nail (Coff; Ignat). Dull headache from prolonged desk-work. Icy coldness, like icy needles, or splinters. Neuralgia with icy cold head. Desire to cover head warmly (Silica). Headache with nose-bleed or thick mucous discharge. Eyes.--Reading difficult, as type seems to move, to swim. Vibrating specters. Double vision (Gels), dim and flickering. Asthenopia from prolonged strain, spasm of accommodation. Twitching of lids and eyeballs (Codein). Margins of lids red; itch and burn and agglutinate. Inner angles very red. Ears.--Burn and itch, as if frozen. Twitching of muscles about the ear and noises. Nose.--Nervous nasal disturbances. Itching internally and externally. Spasmodic sneezing after coughing; sensitiveness; watery non-inflammatory discharge. Inner angles very red. Fetid, dark, bloody discharge. Nosebleed in old people. Sensation of soreness in nose and mouth. Face.--Facial muscles feel stiff; twitch; face itches and burns. Lancinating, tearing pain in cheeks, as of splinters. Neuralgia, as if cold needles ran through nerves or sharp ice touched them. Mouth.--Burning and smarting on lips. Herpes on lips. Twitching. Taste sweet. Aphthæ on roof of mouth. Splinter like pains in tongue. Thirsty all the time. Tremulous tongue (Lach). Tongue white. Throat.--Stitches along eustachian tube to ear. Feels contracted. Small solid balls of phlegm thrown up. Dryness of pharynx, swallowing difficult. Scratching in throat; cannot sing a note. Stomach.--Empty eructations, tasting of apples. Nervous disturbances, with spasmodic contractions, hiccough. Unnatural hunger. Flatulent distention of stomach and abdomen. Profuse inodorous flatus. Burning in stomach about three hours after a meal, changing into a dull pressure. Gastric disturbance with sharp pains in liver region. Abdomen.--Stitching pains in liver, spleen (Ceanothus) and abdomen. Stitches under short ribs, left side. Diarrhœa with much fetid flatus. Fetid stools. Urinary.--Stitches in urethra. Sudden and violent urging to urinate. Frequent urination. Female.--Menses, increased, earlier. Itching and tearing, pressive pains of genitals and back. Spasmodic dysmenorrhœa. Severe bearing-down pains, especially after menopause. Sexual excitement. Nipples itch, burn. Complaints following parturition and coitus. Leucorrhœa, with much itching. Respiratory Organs.--Violent attacks of coughing that can be suppressed by effort of will, worse eating, pain in head while cough lasts. Spasmodic cough at night after falling asleep, with expectoration of little balls of mucus. Labored, oppressed breathing. Cough ends in a sneeze. Heart.--Irregular, tumultuous palpitation, after tobacco. Pulse intermittent and irregular. Cardiac region oppressed, as if thorax were narrowed. Palpitation with redness of face. Back.--Pain, with sensitiveness of spine to touch; worse in dorsal region. Lumbago; worse in open air. Crick in back. Twitching of cervical muscles. Extremities.--Stiff all over. Pain over hips. Rheumatism better motion. Weakness in loins. Uncertain gait. Trembling. Itching of toes and feet as if frozen. Cramp in soles of feet. Pain in shin-bone. Neuralgia in locomotor ataxia. Paralysis of lower limbs, with spasmodic condition of arms. Numbness of legs on crossing them. Paralytic pain in left arm followed by palpitation. Tearing painful contractions in the calves. Skin.--Burning, itching, redness, and swelling, as from frostbites. Pimples, hard, like flea-bites. Miliary eruption, with intolerable itching and burning. Chilblains. Angioneurotic œdema; rosacea. Swollen veins with cold skin. Circumscribed erythematous, papular and pustular and œdematous lesions. Sleep.--Paroxysms of yawning. Restless from violent itching and burning. On falling asleep, starts, twitches, and awakes often. Vivid dreams. Drowsy in daytime. Yawning, followed by involuntary laughter. Fever.--Very sensitive to cool air. Violent attacks of heat in evening. Copious sweat. Burning spots. Modalities.--Worse, open cold air, after eating, after coitus. In cold weather, before a thunder-storm. Worse, pressure on dorsal spine, which causes involuntary laughter. Better, moving about slowly. Relationship.--Compare: Muscarine, the alkaloid of Agaricus (has much power over secretions, increasing lachrymal, salivary, hepatic, etc, but diminishing renal; probably neurotic in origin, stimulating the terminal fibers of the secretory nerves of all these structures, hence salivation, lachrymation and excessive perspiration. Atropin exactly opposes Muscarine. Resembles Pilocarpin in action). Amanita vernus-spring mushroom-a variety of Agar Phalloides-Death cup-active principle is Phallin, active like Muscarine. Amanita phalloides (Death Cup-Deadly Agaric). The poison is a toxalbumin, resembling the poison in the rattle snake and the poison excreted by the cholera and diphtheria germs. It acts on the red blood corpuscles, dissolving them so that blood escapes into the alimentary canal and the whole system is drained. The amount of this toxic principle is small, even handling of specimens and breathing of spores affects some people unpleasantly. The poison is slow in development. Even 12 to 20 hours after taking it the patient feels all right, but vertigo violent choleraic symptoms with rapid loss of strength with death the second or third day, preceded by stupor and spasms. Fatty degeneration of liver, heart and kidneys, hæmorrhages in lungs, pleura and skin (Dr. J. Schier). Vomiting and purging. Continuous urging to stool, but no gastric, abdominal or rectal pain. Intense thirst for cold water, dry skin. Lethargic but mentally clear. Sharp changes from rapid to slow and from slow to rapid breathing, extreme collapse, suppressed urine, but no cold extremities or cramps. Agaric emet (severe vertigo; all symptoms better, cold water; longing for ice-water; gastritis cold sweat, vomiting sensation as if stomach was suspended on a string). Tamus (chilblains and freckles). Cimicif; Cann ind; Hyos; Tarantula. Antidote: Absinth; Coffea; Camphor. Dose.--Third to thirtieth and two hundredth potency. In skin affections and brain exhaustions give the lower attenuations. Take Care and God Bless !

Question: Your Question Where can you buy White Button (Agaricus Bisporus) Mushroom Spawn in the U.S.? I am trying to grow my own mushrooms, without a kit, from scratch. It is my impression that I need spawn not spore, but am having a very hard time finding them to purchase. I appreciate any help anyone can give.

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Question: Agaricus Bisporus mushroom extract? Im taking 500mg (one pill) of Champignon Mushroom extract (Agaricus bisporus) (fruit tops) I take one pill in the morning and I take one pill at night for neutralizing digestive odor, the bottle says only take one pill per day, I know EVERYONE will be tempted to say "do what the bottle tells you" "do not exceed recommended dose" but what will happen? its just mushroom, so what could be the adverse effects of taking more than one pill? other indgredients are rice flour maltodextrin, gelatin, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, the product contains no milk, egg, fish, peanuts, crustacean shelfish (lobster, crab shrimp), soybeans, tree nuts, wheat, yeast, or gluten. Contains NO sugar, and no artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors, or preservatives. This product is called PRO-M from Life Extension

Answer: I don't know what will happen if you take more than one pill per day. Why do you want to take more? If you took one in the morning and one at night, it would probably be all right...but do you still have an odor problem? Are you eating a lot of soy? That could be the problem.

Question: If a mushroom you examined contained basidia.To what major group of fungi does Agaricus belong?

Answer: The classification of these types of fungi are: Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota (spores produced on basidia) Class: Homobasidiomycetae (substantial mushrooms) Subclass: Hymenomycetes (release spores gradually) Order: Agaricales (umbrella-like mushrooms) Family: Agaricaceae

Question: eight pounds of wild mushrooms(agaricus campestries)large and dark gilled? do you know a good mushroom soup recipee

Answer: Coarsely chopped mushies, finely chopped onions or chives and parsley. Sweat them in butter then stir in flour and mustard for thickening. Slowly add milk, stirring all the time, bring to simmer, not boil. Add grated tasty cheddar cheese and stir in. Serve with a swirl of cream, creme fraiche or sour cream. Another good way of using up a mushroom surplus is beef stroganoff.

Question: I am trying to be a supplier of Agaricus Blazei Murrill (a mushroom species).? My research shows that it is a natural product which is not harmful to health and helps build up the immune system. Has anybody heard anything negative about this product before. Please give me your positive or negative input on this. Thanks.

Answer: Yea, someone was on here the other day looking for a supplier for I think, the same species of mushrooms. She was saying it was working well, her doctors said quit taking it, she listened and got sick again and was trying to find out we she could get some now....

Question: Agaricus bisporus? Is agaricus bisporus good mushroom to dry?And if yes how long should it dry and what is the procedure for it?

Answer: the common mushroom Agaricus bisporus can be dried, an easy way is to put a single layer on a tray and cover with muslin (to keep flies from spoiling it) and sun dry. in a single layer in an hot (but turned off oven).it may take 2or 3 times, an alternative is to freeze whole or sliced in a single layer then pack in bags.they freeze and thaw very well try it, hope this helps

Question: Does eating mushrooms increase chances of developing a yeast infection? Yeast infections seem to arise from candida whereas most edible mushrooms are Agaricus. Do they play a role in yeast overgrowth? Is that role beneficial or harmful? I'm not referring to vaginal yeast infections but infections in the gut.

Answer: Mushrooms have nothing to do with increased chances of yeast infections.

Question: Does eating mushrooms increase chances of developing a yeast infection in the gut? Yeast infections seem to arise from candida whereas most edible mushrooms are Agaricus. Do they play a role in yeast overgrowth? Is that role beneficial or harmful?

Answer: I've read in several places that mushrooms should be avoided when trying to get rid of intestinal candidiasis. Of course the sugars are worse, and tougher to avoid!

Question: does the agaricus bisporus have the same structure as all mushrooms?

Answer: There is nothing unique or distinctive about the structure of this mushroom. The fruiting body consists of a cap (pileus)and gill with spores on a stalk (stipe), and there is a mycelium of hyphae underground below it. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus_bisporus "The pileus or cap of the original wild species is a pale grey-brown in color, with broad, flat scales on a paler background and fading toward the margins. It is first hemispherical in shape before flattening out with maturity, and 5-10 cm (2-4 in) in diameter. The narrow, crowded gills are free and initially pink, then red-brown and finally a dark brown with a whitish edge from the cheilocystidia. The cylindrical stipe is up to 6 cm (2⅓ in) tall by 1-2 cm wide and bears a thick and narrow ring, which may be streaked on the upperside. The firm flesh is white though stains a pale pinkish-red on bruising. The spore print is dark brown. The spores are oval to round and measure around 4.5-5.5 x 5-7.5 μm, and the basidia always two-spored. Commonly found in fields and grassy areas after rain from late spring through to autumn worldwide, especially in association with manure. It is widely collected and eaten, even by those who would not normally experiment with mushrooming."

Question: how do u get rid of Tuberculosis naturally? My husband has TB and is taking RX meds prescribed by his dr. which is an antibiotic called Cipro. He is also taking a natural product called Agaricus made from a mushroom; he is feeling better but is still contagious.

Answer: with antibiotics. i have never heard of homeopathic meds for tb. hope he recovers.

Question: Is there a medicine (not suppliment) made of medicinal mushrooms such as Reishi, Shiitake, Agaricus, Maitake? I am lookin for a medicie made of these mushrooms, but all I can find are food suppliments.. Can somebody help me? sorry, but you are not helping me out. Information about "Mesothelioma" is absolutely NOT what Im searching for- a medicine made from medicinal mushrooms! Please, If someone has information, I will appreciate it very much!!

Answer: Well, food supplements do act like medicines. To be classified as a medicine, FDA or similar statutory approval is needed. Agaricus Muscarius is used in homeopathy and may be available as a mother tincture (concentrated form) and will be a medicine. Its medicinal properties are listed in Material Medica (several editions are available). Go to www.hapthy.com and search for the propeties there.

Question: Question about fungi? (Bio- related)? Is foliose lichen, the Agaricus mushroom, pore fungas, crustose lichen, and "puffball", unicellular, multicellular... or both?? It seems like some could be both... Thank you for all answers!

Answer: multicellular