On the last 2 days of our road trip from Orlando to Gatlinburg TN we are staying at a KOA camp ground in West Asheville, NC. To follow the road trip here's a link to Day 1!
For an in depth article of medicinal mushrooms, check out this article by my husband Jeremy!
We found these beauties on a late night nature walk on the camp grounds' hiking trail. Although we are supposed to take only pictures and leave only footprints, we couldn't resist harvesting a few of these treasures.
I'm no expert in fungi identification, but these look like Coriolus, also known as Turkey Tail. They are powerful immune builders like all medicinal mushrooms and in particular aid in treating the symptoms associated with cancer.
As a word to the wise, and to those of you who are freaking out at the idea of consuming mushrooms we found in the woods, trust me, I'm not crazy!
It is super important to point out that if the mushrooms are growing out of a tree, living or dead, then they are safe and likely to be extremely medicinal. However, NEVER, EVER, EVER harvest mushrooms growing out of the ground, even if you think you have correctly identified them!
Once we picked them we set them out in the sun the next day to dry out so that are preserved.
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