Mushroom dung beetle (coprinus) is a genus of mushrooms in the champignon family. It has been known since the 18th century, although it was isolated as an independent genus only at the beginning of the 20th century. At the moment, dung beetle is a mushroom, which has about 25 species. Most of them are inedible due to the practically absent pulp, other species of cooprinus are poisonous.
Edible species cut at a young age are an excellent delicacy. It is worth noting that the culinary experts of some countries (Czech Republic, France, Finland) mushroom white dung bears are classified as delicacies. You must first study the features and properties before trying to cook it yourself.
In addition, in folk medicine, a dung mushroom is used for alcoholism, reviews about this can be read below. The use of strong drinks with it is unacceptable - such a combination can result in severe food poisoning.
Specifications
The shape of the mushroom belongs to the bonnet. Moreover, they have an elongated central leg. The hat has a convex bell-shaped shape, it almost never opens to a flat. The surface of the cap is smooth, bare, covered with a coating in the form of flakes or flakes. The pulp is so finely fleshy that due to its absence, most species of the fungus are considered inedible.
Coprinus is a mushroom with an elongated, cylindrical pedicle. It is often hollow and smooth with fibrous flesh. The wide, frequent and thin plates at an early age are white, then turn pink (turn yellow), while in old mushrooms they turn black or brown.
The fruiting season of the koprinus is the period May-October.
White dung beetle
The second name is shaggy dung beetle. It is a conditionally edible mushroom. It is notable for its attractiveness due to the “fringe” - snow-white, abundant scales that cover his hat. Its shape is bell-shaped, it is capable of reaching a height of 15 cm with a diameter of 10 cm. Its color is white, then it takes on brownish or gray shades with a brownish dark middle. The surface of the hat feels silky to full maturity, after which it turns into a black pulp with spores protruding on it.
White dung beetle is a mushroom, the pulp of which is tender and white, it does not have taste and smell, and also does not secrete juice. It is also worth noting that its leg can reach a height of 35 cm. The remains of the mushroom cover are interesting: it is a white, filmy and incredibly delicate ring.
Dung beetle
Other names: ink dung , ink mushroom. It differs from its congener in white in external color, as well as in the absence of lace veils: it has a gray hat with a brownish seal, with a diameter of up to 10 cm, at the beginning of growth it is egg-shaped and has a bell-shaped individual. The hat is covered with scales of the same gray color.
Gray dung beetle is a mushroom with wide plates (in a young individual they are white and black in a mature one). The leg reaches 20 cm in height with a thickness of 2 cm, it is white, smooth, sometimes bending with growth. In a young mushroom, you can see a small centric white ring, disappearing with growth. The gray dung has white flesh, a pleasantly sweet taste. Spores are ellipsoidal, spore powder is black. Ink mushrooms grow in groups on humus-rich and moist soils in parks, squares, in compost and garbage heaps or in vegetable gardens, in addition, on decaying wood in clearings, in forests, etc.
Common Coprinus
Visually, it is very different from gray and white relatives: its hat reaches 3 cm in diameter, at first it has a shaggy surface and a cylindrical shape, then it becomes wide-bell-shaped, with ribbing or “wrinkling” (cracks or folds originating from the center) covered with white flakes . When ripe, the hatches arch, turning black, and then decomposes.
Coprinus vulgaris is a mushroom, the plates of which are first white, then darken to black. It is worth noting that the leg reaches a length of 10 cm with a width of up to 0.5 cm. It is smooth, hollow, with a small thickening at the base.
Application
Edible mushroom dung beetle, the photo of which is presented in this article, can be eaten at a young age. The main indicator of individuals suitable for collection is the milky white tint of their plates. If they have even the slightest shade (buffy or pinkish) - the mushroom is already inedible.
They must be thermally treated within an hour after collection, since even cut dung beetles continue the aging process and can dissolve, resulting in autolysis turning into a dark gruel.
It is interesting that the drying of dung beetle is more reminiscent of frying: mushrooms are put in a pan and fry over low heat until all the liquid has evaporated, only after that you can start cooking them.
The mushroom pulp is suitable for any cooking method: frying, boiling, drying or salting. The pulp of dung beetles remaining after drying must be ground in a coffee grinder. The resulting powder can be added to food, while the recommended dose is 2 grams every 2 days. It is not recommended to mix koprinus with other mushrooms.
Copter alcohol
Coprinus is a very effective and powerful anti-alcoholism drug. It was once used by our great-grandmothers. At the present moment, it is officially recognized by medicine that the dung beetroot helps to get rid of alcoholism. Today it is the basis of some drugs for the treatment of this addiction.
To prepare such an effective remedy, young mushrooms are collected, which have not yet fully blossomed. Then they need to be cooked as quickly as possible, since freshly picked mushrooms lose their appearance very quickly, becoming an ink-colored porridge.
How to cook?
A cop from alcoholism is prepared in 2 ways: for instant use and for the future.
First recipe
- Pour sunflower oil into a cauldron or pan and heat it over medium heat.
- We take a mushroom dung beetle, reviews of which can be seen in the article below, cut off its hats, pour them into a pan, add a little chopped onion and salt.
- We stew mushrooms over low heat, while not adding water, as the dunger will give its own juice.
- Cook for about 50 minutes. Then mushrooms can be eaten or added to soup.
Koprinus has a very delicate and pleasant taste and when cooked it looks a bit like champignons. People who do not plan to drink alcohol can eat mushrooms without any fear and in unlimited quantities.
Second recipe
- Put the flesh of the finely chopped mushrooms on a shallow large pan.
- We fry on low heat until the water evaporates, while stirring all the time.
- Dry the finished mass, and then grind it into powder on a coffee grinder.
This powder is sprinkled in a drink or food to a person who drinks alcohol.
How does it work?
Its action is associated with a toxic substance in it, which oxidizes the alcohol that enters the body. The substance, dissolving in alcohol, enters the bloodstream, then into the liver, thereby causing signs of serious poisoning.
Mushroom without compound with alcohol is absolutely harmless. But if you enjoy mushrooms and drink alcohol after some time, serious consequences will appear:
- the main body is covered with purple spots;
- the face turns very red (even turns red);
- the earlobes and the tip of the nose turn pale;
- fever appears;
- the pulse quickens and the heartbeat begins;
- there is a very strong thirst;
- impaired vision;
- vomiting appears;
- speech is getting worse.
Of course, these symptoms disappear without a trace after some time, but if you again touch the glass, they will return with renewed vigor. At the same time, the alcoholic ascribes such terrible consequences to the action of alcohol, and this forever discourages his craving for a drink.
It is worth noting that the dung beetroot from alcoholism is valid for several days after its use, therefore, an alcoholic is unlikely to associate it with his current state. But in order to finally euthanize his vigilance, they mainly use the mushroom in powder, pouring it into food.
Treatment
The mushroom dung beetle, the photo of which is presented in this article, is used in the fight against alcoholism according to 2 schemes: regular (2 weeks) and long (3 months), if the experience of drinking is very long. Most often, treatment is carried out imperceptibly for the patient, so that he does not suspect something is amiss.
The mushroom is added to the food to the alcoholic every 2 days for 2 g. At the same time, the drinker should not be denied alcohol, rather, on the contrary, offer him a glass of wine voluntarily.
In the absence of the necessary effect, it is necessary to increase the dosage of the powder to 5 g. After a couple of weeks, mortally frightened by his reactions to vodka, the alcoholic completely refuses to use it.
With the full passage of the course, a person will feel unpleasant symptoms every time he tries alcohol even without the use of mushrooms.
Mushroom dung beetle: reviews
Every second resident of our country has encountered such a phenomenon as a drinking relative. And honestly, few people bring joy. Therefore, people use different ways to rid a person of this dependence. Today you can find a lot of reviews on the use of dung beetles to combat alcoholism. Many people are happy to say that a drinker has a craving for alcohol, because he immediately has very unpleasant consequences from this. Of the negative reviews, it can be noted that mushrooms are very difficult to prepare - they require instant cooking, otherwise they simply disappear.