The School of Wild Medicine

Category: fungi

  • Medicinal Uses of Common Puffball, Lycoperdon perlatum

    Medicinal Uses of Common Puffball, Lycoperdon perlatum

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    Rosa Wilde
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    Despite wound-healing, anti-inflammatory and respiratory properties, surprisingly few people know how to use common puffball medicinally. Keep reading, and you’ll join the ranks of the select few who do 😉.

  • Medicinal uses of Birch Polypore, Fomitopsis betulina

    Medicinal uses of Birch Polypore, Fomitopsis betulina

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    Rosa Wilde
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    Scientific name: Fomitopsis betulina, (formerly Piptoporus betulinus) Common name: Birch polypore Medicinal uses of birch polypore Birch polypore has several medicinal uses. It can be used as a natural bandage due to its antimicrobial properties, preventing wounds from becoming infected. The fungus contains compounds that can inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. To use birch…

  • Medicinal uses of Orange peel fungus, Aleuria aurantia

    Medicinal uses of Orange peel fungus, Aleuria aurantia

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    Rosa Wilde
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    Scientific name: Aleuria aurantia Common name: Orange peel fungus Name in Welsh: Croen Oren Medicinal uses So far, I have not come across the use of orange peel fungus in folk and herbal medicine. Please do get in touch if you have! Potential applications in medical research: Aleuria aurantia contains Aleuria aurantia lectin (AAL), which…