Benefit, harm and danger of mushrooms to the body

In our country, picking mushrooms is an old tradition. Edibility of various types of fungi has always evoked numerous discussions.

From April to May, poisoning is most often associated with the use of morels and stitches. The composition of these fungi is helvellic acid, which causes severe poisoning. The lines contain a strong poison gyromitrin, which is not inhibited by heat treatment.

The line appears in the early spring immediately after the melting of snow. It grows in coniferous and mixed forests, on old conflagrations. The main weight of the fungus is around, wrinkled and irregularly shaped cap, with furrows and convolutions resembling a brain substance. Initially, the cap has a chestnut-brown color, then it becomes lighter.

The poisoning is caused by gyromitrin. When a toxin enters the body, in the absence of medical care, there are signs of gastroenteritis, hepatic-renal failure.

Clinical manifestations: the incubation period is from 3 to 25 hours, all begin with a general malaise, weakness, headache, stomach pains, nausea, vomiting with an admixture of bile, frequent loose stools, pain in the lumbar region can join.

The second dangerous spring mushroom is morel. It refers to the conditionally edible. Appears in various types of forests, on forest felling. The hat is two-thirds the length of the leg, it can have a rounded shape, consists of cellular depressions that resemble uneven honeycombs. Color from light brown to brown.

The way to neutralize morels is drying or boiling. Dry them in the open air for two months. Boil 2 times for 15-20 minutes. The resulting broth is poured, since it contains many toxic substances. After this neutralization, the mushrooms are washed and squeezed, and then used to prepare various dishes.

Prevention of fungal poisoning reduces to general and specific. General prevention includes the following principles.

• You need to collect the mushrooms that are well known to you.
• It is not necessary to collect mushrooms near highways, industrial enterprises, etc.
• It is necessary to pay attention to the shape of the fungus, external signs, which will help to recognize the poisonous fungus.
• You can not buy mushroom eggs, mushroom salads, pickles with mushrooms, canned mushrooms, covered with lids at home.
• Specific prophylaxis: promptly call an ambulance when the first signs of poisoning appear. At the same time, it is necessary to wash the stomach, take activated charcoal or other enterosorbent, drink a large amount of liquid.

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