Juda’s Ear trembler • 60 capsules

Description

Pharmacological and medical properties

The mushroom in dried form is a powerful sorbent of natural origin, contains food cellulose and chitosan in its composition, has a high adsorption capacity, has a complex of polysaccharides — polyose, which has an immunomodulatory effect. It has a neutralizing effect capable of dissolving kidney stones and gallbladder. Polyose and other colloidal substances contained in the mushroom prevent the absorption of carbohydrates and fats, also contains substances that prevent thrombosis. Poliosis is especially effective against platelet aggregation, which makes Juda’s ear an excellent remedy for mature and elderly people, especially patients with cerebral thrombosis. Polyose also has an anti-ulcer effect, is used by pharmaceuticals to protect tissues from damage, as an anti-inflammatory agent, etc. Experiments conducted back in 1980 revealed the presence of two glucans that showed antitumor properties on sarcoma-180. Further study of auricularia polysaccharides showed their hypoglycemic properties (reduction of insulin, plasma glucose and urine glucose levels).Another complex of polysaccharides (derivatives of mannose, glucose, xylose and glucuronic acid) exhibits pronounced anticoagulant activity and is effective against thrombosis (stops platelet binding) and hypercholesterolemia. Studies have also shown that this shake can be used to lower cholesterol in general and “bad” cholesterol in particular. The anti-radiation and antimutagenic effects of mushroom extracts were also noted.

Traditional and folk medicine

Auricularia is traditionally used as a medicinal mushroom by many European healers (this is the only medicinal mushroom that was originally used in the West, and then penetrated to the East, and not vice versa). It was used as a poultice for the treatment of eye inflammation, as well as as an emollient for throat diseases. Back in the XVI century, the famous English herbalist John Gerard advised using Judas’s ear for specific purposes (whereas other mushrooms at that time were taken as general medicines). He advised to prepare the extract of fruit bodies by boiling in milk or infusing in beer, then drink the infusion in small sips with a sore throat. Carl Clusius in 1601 pointed out that mushroom infusion should be gargled, as well as John Parkinson, who in 1640 wrote that “boiling in milk or infusing in vinegar is the only known way of using”. In the XVII century, there is information about the use of water infusions to relieve inflammation of the eyes. The mushroom was also used as an astringent due to its high absorption capacity. The medicinal use of auricularia is known in the XVIII century in Ireland and Scotland (sore throat and jaundice). The medical use of auricularia was noted in the 1930s in Indonesia. Currently, the mushroom is used as a medicinal in Ghana (as a tonic for the circulatory system).