Posted by Chosen One on September 10, 2006 at 21:41:17:
In Reply to: Re: Some Major Medicinal Mushrooms posted by Rino on September 09, 2006 at 17:18:13:
Here is some info:
"Only three species such as Volvariella volvacea, Volvaria esculenta, and Volvaria diplasia are under artificial cultivation.
"It contains 206.27 mg of vitamin C per 100 g of fresh fruiting bodies (Rambelli and Menini, 1985). Saeed et al. (1994) reported 35.25 to 42.84% proteins from strain PK-101. The protein extract contain cardio-toxic proteins, volvatoxin and flammutoxin, which inhibit respiration in certain tumour cells (Cochran, 1978). Zhang et al. (1994 a, b) also reported antitumor active protein-containing glycans and antitumor polysaccharides from straw mushroom."
If Pampanga, Philippines Volvaria esculenta are grown on bales of rice straw, sugar cane bagasse, dried banana leaf, etc.
Light brine or rice wash is poured over daily without need for inoculation. Straw mushrooms ready to harvest substrate colonization in as little as four days.