Mushrooms the fruiting body of macro fungi
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Mushrooms that Glow in the Dark
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Candida auris (C. auris)
Candida auris is an emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat. Some people with this infection develop resistance to that class of antifungals in which case you can still use the other one of the other two classes if they are susceptible but if they do develop triple resistance that's very concerning. Candidiasis can cause mucocutaneous or systemic infections, including: 1. endocarditis 2. peritonitis 3. arthritis 4. infection of the CNS Candidiasis is a fungal infection due to any type of Candida. Dissemination of C. albicans can result in infections in single or multiple organs, particularly the kidney, brain, myocardium, skin, eye, bone, & joints Candida infections, such as meningitis, endocarditis, osteoarticular infection, and urinary tract infections mimic bacterial infections in these same organs. A unique syndrome caused by Candida species is hepatosplenic candidiasis, also known as chronic disseminated candidiasis. Patients who have had surgery (esp. in GI tract) are increasingly susceptible to disseminated candidal infections. . What are major risk factors for Candidemia (Blood Infection) and Other Candida Infections? * use of central venous catheters, total parenteral nutrition, receipt of multiple antibx, extensive surgery & burns, renal failure & HD, mechanical ventilation, & prior fungal colonization https://www.thoracic.org/patients/patient-resources/resources/candidemia.pdf Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4625381/ Image: https://www.homecuresthatwork.com/10948/candida-the-root-to-many-health-problems/ |
Patients who have had surgery (esp. in GI tract) are increasingly susceptible to disseminated candidal infections.
Signs and symptoms of candidiasis vary depending on the area affected.[22] Most candidal infections result in minimal complications such as redness, itching, and discomfort, though complications may be severe or even fatal if left untreated in certain populations. In healthy (immunocompetent) persons, candidiasis is usually a localized infection of the skin, fingernails or toenails (onychomycosis), or mucosal membranes, including the oral cavity and pharynx (thrush), esophagus, and the genitalia (vagina, penis, etc.);[23][24][25] less commonly in healthy individuals, the gastrointestinal tract,[26][27][28] urinary tract,[26] and respiratory tract[26] are sites of candida infection. There are more than 150 species of candida.
8 most important are: 1. Normal commensal found on skin, female genital tract, and entire GI tract is C. albicans. 2. C. tropicalis adheres to intravascular catheters at a higher rate than c. albicans 3. C. parapsilosis mostly seen in children & neonates 4. C. krusei, mostly seen in immunocompromised patients and is more resistant to commonly used triazole drugs. 5. stellatoidea 6. guilliermondii 7. lusitaniae 8. C. glabrata is mostly seen in senior patient population .and is more resistant to commonly used triazole drugs |
Medicinal Mushrooms: Ancient Remedies Meet Modern Science
Paul Stamets, DSc and Heather Zwickey, PhD
Integr Med (Encinitas) v.13(1); 2014 Feb
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684114/
Our ancestors have used mushrooms as medicine for thousands of years. The Greek physician Hippocrates, circa 450 bce, classified the amadou mushroom (Fomes fomentarius) as a potent anti-inflammatory and for cauterizing wounds. The alchemist Tao Hongjing, from the 5th century, described several medicinal mushrooms, including ling zhi (Ganoderma lucidum) and zhu ling (Dendropolyporus umbellatus), some in use reportedly by Shennong many centuries before. Ötzi, the Ice Man, who lived nearly 5300 years ago, carried amadou and a birch polypore tethered in a pouch to help him survive in the Alps of northern Italy. First peoples of North America used puffball mushrooms (Calvatia genus) as wound healers. Although mushrooms have long been used by various cultures, only recently has modern science rediscovered what the ancients knew long ago—that mushrooms can be deep reservoirs of powerful medicines.
Paul Stamets, DSc and Heather Zwickey, PhD
Integr Med (Encinitas) v.13(1); 2014 Feb
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684114/
Our ancestors have used mushrooms as medicine for thousands of years. The Greek physician Hippocrates, circa 450 bce, classified the amadou mushroom (Fomes fomentarius) as a potent anti-inflammatory and for cauterizing wounds. The alchemist Tao Hongjing, from the 5th century, described several medicinal mushrooms, including ling zhi (Ganoderma lucidum) and zhu ling (Dendropolyporus umbellatus), some in use reportedly by Shennong many centuries before. Ötzi, the Ice Man, who lived nearly 5300 years ago, carried amadou and a birch polypore tethered in a pouch to help him survive in the Alps of northern Italy. First peoples of North America used puffball mushrooms (Calvatia genus) as wound healers. Although mushrooms have long been used by various cultures, only recently has modern science rediscovered what the ancients knew long ago—that mushrooms can be deep reservoirs of powerful medicines.
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Agarikon Mushroom is also known as Quinine conk, Laricifomes officinalis or Fomitopsis officinalis.
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Ergotism is caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, which affects rye, wheat and other cereal grasses. When first infected, the flowering head of a grain will spew out sweet, yellow-colored mucus, called “honey dew,” which contains fungal spores that can spread the disease. Eventually, the fungus invades the developing kernels of grain, taking them over with a network of filaments that turn the grains into purplish-black sclerotia. Sclerotia can be mistaken for large, discolored grains of rye. Within them are potent chemicals: ergot alkaloids, including lysergic acid (from which LSD is made) and ergotamine (now used to treat migraine headaches). The alkaloids affect the central nervous system and cause the contraction of smooth muscle — the muscles that make up the walls of veins and arteries, as well as the internal organs. |