Chanterelles are considered very valuable mushrooms. This is explained by their high taste, useful and medicinal properties. In many countries, they are considered to be delicious. Traditional medicine contains many recipes in which chanterelles are suggested to be used as an additional medicine for various diseases. For more information about the benefits and harm to the health of these representatives of the mushroom kingdom in dried form, see the article.

Chemical composition

Chanterelles (lat. Cantharellus) are several types of mushrooms that are combined into one genus. All of them have one characteristic feature - their hats and legs are not separated, but form a whole. The fruit body is colored in different shades of yellow, orange, red. The pulp of these mushrooms is dense and fleshy.Most fungi united in the chanterelle family are considered edible and valuable to humans. This is explained by their rich chemical composition.

So, the following elements were found in the pulp of these mushrooms:

In addition to the elements described in the table, chanterelles also contain sugars, saturated (myristic, palmitic, stearic), monounsaturated (palmitoleic, oleic), polyunsaturated (lignite, omega-6) fatty acids.Raw chanterelles are a low-calorie product - 100 g contains only 19 kcal. As for nutritional value, the same amount includes: 1.5 g of protein, 1.1 g of fat, 1 g of carbohydrates, 7 g of dietary fiber, 89 g water. When chanterelles are dried, their caloric content increases by more than 10 times and amounts to 261 kcal. In dry mushrooms - 22.3 g of protein, 7.6 g of fat, 24.2 g of carbohydrates.

Useful properties of dry chanterelles

Chanterelles are suitable for any cooking. They can be cooked, fried, stewed, pickled, salted. Since the shelf life of the mushrooms is short to extend, the chanterelles can be dried. So they can be used for cooking dishes (soups, sauces) and medicines for two years. Since ancient times, people have noticed that chanterelles can be beneficial for the human body.

Important! Chanterelles are contraindicated for pregnant, breast-feeding, children, people with individual intolerance, gall bladder diseases and problems with the digestive system.

• Today it is proved that they have such beneficial effects:
• antitumor;
• immunomodelling;
• antioxidant;
• antiparasitic;
• anti-inflammatory.

What helps

The use of chanterelles and the use of funds based on them help to improve vision, prevent the development of various eye diseases, remove radionuclides from the body, strengthen the heart muscle, and improve the condition of hair and nails. Medicines based on the described fungi are recommended for the prevention of the development of cancer, in particular breast cancer, pancreas, and liver.They also help to avoid diabetes. Chanterelles are effective in inflammatory diseases. When using cosmetic masks, which include the described mushroom, it is possible to improve the structure of the skin and hair, slow down the aging process, accelerate cell regeneration, get rid of dryness and peeling, normalize the acid-base balance, cure diseases caused by fungi.

Application forms

You can dry chanterelles in many ways. The simplest of them is in vivo. Also for this purpose, an oven, dryer, microwave is used.

Important! In order not to harm the body, before you start using chanterelle-based products to treat a disease, you should consult your doctor.

In traditional medicine recipes, mushrooms are used in several forms:

• in powder form;
• tinctures;
• infusion;
• decoction.

Powder

To prepare the powder, it is necessary to grind the dry product in a coffee grinder. It should be stored in tightly sealed containers made of glass or ceramic.

Did you know? In nature, chanterelles spoiled by pests do not come across. The fact is that they contain the substance of quinomannosis, which scares off all parasites.

The powder can be used against parasites, for example, roundworm, pinworms. In this case, 1 tsp. need to be placed in 100-150 ml of warm boiled water. Let it brew for half an hour. Each time before drinking, the product must be mixed. The recommended dose is 1-2 times before meals 25 days.

Tincture

To prepare the tincture will require: 1 tbsp. mushroom powder and 200 ml of wine or vodka. The ingredients should be mixed in a dark glass dish and placed for 10 days in a place where the sun does not penetrate and where a cool temperature is maintained.

It is recommended to drink tincture with the following problems:

• for removing helminths - 2 hours before bedtime for 20 days;
• to improve the liver and pancreas - 1 hour at bedtime for three to four months;
• with hepatitis - 1 hour in the mornings and evenings for four months.

Infusion

This product is very simple to prepare: you need to mix 1 teaspoon of mushroom powder with 100-150 ml of warm water and leave for 20-30 minutes. Before use, stir and drink without leaving a residue. Drink 1 tbsp. on an empty stomach half an hour before you start consuming food, and in the evening. The course of use is 1 month.

Infusion can be applied externally. With it, it is really possible to significantly improve the condition of hair. To do this, you need to prepare a mask of these components: 1 tbsp. infusion of mushroom powder, 1 hour burdock oil, 2 drops of lemon juice. With a mixture, it is necessary to lubricate the hair from the roots to the ends, cover your head with polyethylene and a towel. After one hour, wash well with shampoo.

Decoction

The technology for preparing the decoction is as follows:

1. Powder in an amount of 10 g is placed in 400 ml of hot water.
2. Put in a water bath.
3. Soak for a quarter of an hour.
4. Let it brew for 1 hour.

Drink 1 dessert spoon with glaucoma 3 times a day before eating. A decoction is good to use to rinse hair. It must be diluted with warm water in a ratio of one to one and applied regularly.

Did you know? In California, the Big Sur Chanterelle Festival & amp; Cook-Off, during which chefs compete in the preparation of chanterelles according to the most original recipe.

So, chanterelles, in addition to having excellent taste and a rich chemical composition, are able to exert healing properties on the body. For treatment, a dried product is used. Such preparations as decoction, infusion, tincture are prepared from it.