Ganoderma lucidum beer!

[RobRainford]

Yes, beer!

 

not good for trees, but apparently good for us!

 

Ganoderma lucidum ? Medical mushroom as a raw material for beer with enhanced functional properties 10.1016/j.foodres.2010.07.014 : Food Research International | ScienceDirect.com

 

abstract:

Genoderma lucidum among all other cultivated mushrooms is unique for its medicinal, rather than nutritional value. A woody mushroom for centuries highly regarded in oriental folk medicine in recent years came in to focus of numerous pharmacological and medical researchers. The paper gives a brief overview of the obtained results and state of the art of knowledge about its bioactive components and pharmacological functioning indicating its possible use in brewing as a raw material for the production of beer with improved functional properties. It deals with the procedure for Ganoderma extract production, determination of main bioactive substance contents, procedure for beer enrichment and sensory evaluation of the final products. The consumer's acceptance test was carried out by 105 untrained young subjects. The results indicate that both male and female tasters evaluated the enriched beer similar or even better than initial commercially produced Pilsner beer. Male tasters especially showed great affinity for new sensory properties, particularly the body, liveliness, and taste. Female tasters evaluated both beers quite similarly. According to their opinion, beer with Ganoderma compared with initial beer differs statistically significantly better only by its bodiness.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Yes, beer!

 

not good for trees, but apparently good for us!

 

Ganoderma lucidum ? Medical mushroom as a raw material for beer with enhanced functional properties 10.1016/j.foodres.2010.07.014 : Food Research International | ScienceDirect.com

 

abstract:

Genoderma lucidum among all other cultivated mushrooms is unique for its medicinal, rather than nutritional value. A woody mushroom for centuries highly regarded in oriental folk medicine in recent years came in to focus of numerous pharmacological and medical researchers. The paper gives a brief overview of the obtained results and state of the art of knowledge about its bioactive components and pharmacological functioning indicating its possible use in brewing as a raw material for the production of beer with improved functional properties. It deals with the procedure for Ganoderma extract production, determination of main bioactive substance contents, procedure for beer enrichment and sensory evaluation of the final products. The consumer's acceptance test was carried out by 105 untrained young subjects. The results indicate that both male and female tasters evaluated the enriched beer similar or even better than initial commercially produced Pilsner beer. Male tasters especially showed great affinity for new sensory properties, particularly the body, liveliness, and taste. Female tasters evaluated both beers quite similarly. According to their opinion, beer with Ganoderma compared with initial beer differs statistically significantly better only by its bodiness.

 

also see stamets growing medicinal and gormet mushrooms, pay particular attention to grifola frondosa and turkey tail aka trametes versicolour which cured his mother of breast cancer:thumbup1:

[RobRainford]

also see stamets growing medicinal and gormet mushrooms, pay particular attention to grifola frondosa and turkey tail aka trametes versicolour which cured his mother of breast cancer:thumbup1:

 

wow, that is quite something! for something naturally occuring too!

 

there are a ton of medical papers and health related that im finding, a lot of them were on g. lucidum.

 

ill look at grifola frondosa too, forgot about that one!

[Fungus]

also see Stamets growing medicinal and gormet mushrooms, pay particular attention to Grifola frondosa and turkey tail aka Trametes versicolor which cured his mother of breast cancer

 

Tony,

Nothing new here, besides, this is not knowledge coming from Stamets, but from Chinese and Japanese (shiitake) medicinal herb and fungi experts and researchers, i.e. from a tradition that goes as far back as the taoists, who already mixed Ganoderma powder with ginseng in their elixers.

See the chapter on medicinal fungi on my CD-rom The Interactive Guide to Mushrooms and other Fungi and the book "Reishi Mushroom: Herb of spiritual potency and medicinal wonder" by Terry Willard (1990) on Ganoderma lucidum and G. sinense.

Also see the website of Jan Lelly and Ganoderma beer has been around quite a while in Belgium and The Netherlands.

Edited February 11, 2012 by Fungus

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony,

Nothing new here, besides, this is not knowledge coming from Stamets, but from Chinese and Japanese (shiitake) medicinal herb and fungi experts and researchers, i.e. from a tradition that goes as far back as the taoists, who already mixed Ganoderma powder with ginseng in their elixers.

See the chapter on medicinal fungi on my CD-rom The Interactive Guide to Mushrooms and other Fungi and the book "Reishi Mushroom: Herb of spiritual potency and medicinal wonder" by Terry Willard (1990) on Ganoderma lucidum and G. sinense.

Also look at the website of Jan Lelly and Ganoderma beer has been around quite a while in Belgium and The Netherlands.

 

Yes I realise that Stamets isnt really offering much in the way of "new" information but his work is at least written in english:thumbup:

 

His work on the Agarikon is however fascinating:thumbup1:

[RobRainford]

but from Chinese and Japanese (shiitake) medicinal herb and fungi experts and researchers

 

 

i have seen the majority of papers have chinese and japanese names, could tell the difference, but there seems to be a huge amount of fungi research over there.

 

im sure ill find more as im digging through science direct!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

i have seen the majority of papers have chinese and japanese names, could tell the difference, but there seems to be a huge amount of fungi research over there.

 

im sure ill find more as im digging through science direct!

 

then look at the monkies head or lions main Hericium erinaceus too:thumbup:

[Ben Moss]

Had a friend send this from Laos.

 

[DWOM]

We can grow all of the species mentioned in this thread at home with little effort. Being tree peeps it is easy to get hold of substrate and the spawn is readily available.

 

Chicken and hen of the woods in particular make a great feature if a customer is happy for a stump to be left standing. May take a year or two to fruit depending on inoculation technique and other variables, but they can get some great tasty fruit bodies for years to come, sometimes twice a year. In fact I think primary decomposers are and excellent option for onsite composting of tree waste, adding value and kickstarting good soil for all. Just got to start persuading the masses that piles wood can equate to food, medicine and general good health and well-being.

 

Just as a side note, if collecting in the wild for use at home, be aware of the capacity in fruits and brackets to hyper accumulate some pretty toxic stuff, mainly heavy metals. Choose your site wisely.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

We can grow all of the species mentioned in this thread at home with little effort. Being tree peeps it is easy to get hold of substrate and the spawn is readily available.

 

Chicken and hen of the woods in particular make a great feature if a customer is happy for a stump to be left standing. May take a year or two to fruit depending on inoculation technique and other variables, but they can get some great tasty fruit bodies for years to come, sometimes twice a year. In fact I think primary decomposers are and excellent option for onsite composting of tree waste, adding value and kickstarting good soil for all. Just got to start persuading the masses that piles wood can equate to food, medicine and general good health and well-being.

 

Just as a side note, if collecting in the wild for use at home, be aware of the capacity in fruits and brackets to hyper accumulate some pretty toxic stuff, mainly heavy metals. Choose your site wisely.

 

indeed, sound advice, examples being roadside puffballs, which are not only in a prime location for heavy metals but also great at accumulating them!

 

Ive suggested stump innoculation many a time, I think it would be a great way to deal with the waste but it would also make a great introduction back to real nature.