Thanks Prasant Ji it will a great opportunity as well as experience for the members to get a glimpse of the fungal flora of India. Regards Tanay
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Well Said Tanay ji, "it’s a great gesture to appreciate and cherish their > beauties aesthetically". > I had come across few asthetically good loking mushrooms during my recent > nature trails which i will post seperately. > regards > Prashant > > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 12:32 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear Prasant Ji, >> >> Mushrooms are one of the enigmas of the living world. This particular >> group of fungi has been of great human importance since time immortal. Some >> of mushrooms like Truffles are considered as one most priced food around the >> world along with high medicinal values. There are very few diseases in >> medical science where mushroom have not contributed medicinally even when it >> comes to most dreaded disease like cancer. >> >> While considering the positive uses of the mushroom the negative side >> can’t be left alone. A group of organism which take a considerable number of >> lives each year around the world, known to possess several highly toxic >> chemicals which will make you lifeless within minutes of consumption. This >> will obviously make you feel that they not an entity to fool around with. >> >> Mushroom hunting is one of the favourite hobbies in the western countries >> but not so popular India still we see tribals and ethnic tribes around India >> practise the same. Mushroom hunting is not just for fun but people consume >> them as wild mushroom tastes much better than the cultivated varieties in >> any aspect. As you said this is really a risk if you are not expert in the >> field because one wrong step may lead you the hospital bed in no time. Hence >> it’s a great gesture to appreciate and cherish their beauties aesthetically >> rather than gastronomically. You will be delighted to know that one of the >> well known political assignations of Julius Caesar was carried out by >> Brutus using a toxic species of *Amanita*. Caesar was very fond of an >> edible species of Amanita known as *Amanita caesarea* Brutus laced his >> food with the toxic variety of the genus which directly sent him to Pluto >> (roman god of death). >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> Tanay >> >> >> >> ======================================================================================================== >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thanks Tanay for sharing this info. >>> I was once told by one of my friend that while on nature trail, to be on >>> the safer side consider every Mushroom as Poisonous. I think he was right. >>> regards >>> Prashant >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:07 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear All Members, >>>> >>>> Couple of days back Yazdy Ji posted photos of a wild mushroom growing in >>>> his region which he informed us of being consumed by the locals villagers >>>> collecting them from the wilderness. This particular topic leads us (me, >>>> Pankaj Oudhia Ji and Nalini Ji) to discussion of poisonous mushroom and in >>>> that same thread it wrote a couple of paragraph regarding the heavy metal >>>> accumulation by mushrooms and mycelial fungi, is response to Nalini Ji’s >>>> comment “*Mushrooms, especially wild growing store Caesium-137 and >>>> Strontium and therefore only cultivated mushrooms were recommended to be >>>> used in the kitchen, after the Tschernobyl accident. We were warned not to >>>> eat the very good and popular mushroom Pfifferling (Cantharellus cibarius) >>>> from Bavaria or Ukraine, because of the fallout there*.” >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Today in the morning while I was going through “Hindustan Times” Kolkata >>>> Edition newspaper I came across a report where it was depicted that in the >>>> Yunnan province of China mysterious death of people is occurring for last >>>> 30-35 years. This particular province of China is known for supplying of >>>> large varieties of wild mushroom collected by traditional mushroom hunters >>>> who are well experienced while differentiating between edible and toxic >>>> varieties of mushrooms. Researches conducted regarding the mystery death >>>> lead scientists discover that killer. This killer is no one else but a >>>> mushroom known as *Trogia sp* it is found growing wild in that region >>>> and has no market value hence are solely consumed by the local people. The >>>> research deciphered that the mysterious death of the people by >>>> cardio-vascular failure is due to consumption of this particular mushroom >>>> which has been found to accumulate high concentrations of Barium which >>>> induces malfunctioning of heart muscles and nervous system of the consumer. >>>> >>>> Hopefully our discussion got more acceleration due to this new finding. >>>> Kindly refer to the links below more details. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Yazdy Ji’s Post:* >>>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/ad2447327af482e7/67bf1389cb4e6331?hl=en#67bf1389cb4e6331 >>>> >>>> * * >>>> >>>> *Information about Trogia sp* >>>> >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trogia >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Reports:* >>>> >>>> Telegraph (UK): >>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/7889001/Tiny-mushrooms-blamed-for-hundreds-of-deaths-in-China.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Washington Post: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/13/AR2010071302551.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Kindly use Google search for more news reports.* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Attaching the scan of the article came out in Hindustan Times Kolkata >>>> Edition (dated 17th July 2010).* >>>> >>>> * * >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Tanay >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tanay Bose >>>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> 9830439691(Mobile) >> >> >> > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile)
