Mushrooms are fruit which comes from even a larger being.  Fungi is the classification name given to mushrooms which are not plants or animal.  The mushroom body thrives on living tree roots and on dead trees. 

The size of the mushroom varies by species from only a few inches to surprisingly several metres.  Mushrooms absorb water and will grow astonishingly quickly when large amounts of water have been absorbed.  The fruit appears almost overnight.

Both animals and humans eat from the fruits of the mushroom body.  There are an abundance of types of mushrooms with species totally more than two thousand.   Most of these mushrooms are poisonous with only 2.5 to 5% of the mushrooms being edible.  Another unique feature of these poisonous mushrooms is that they often take on the appearance of the edible mushrooms.   This can prove to be fatal for the careless hunter and lover of mushrooms.

The toxic components of the mushroom become elusive.  Some of the mushrooms have enough toxins to cause sudden death to the person eating them.  Yet other types of mushrooms build up toxins within a person over time.  These mushrooms if eaten may not be associated with any problems until one fatal day when the toxins of the last mushroom accumulate to a deadly proportion in the persons’ body.

Medicinal Mushrooms
Chinese medicine has used mushrooms essentially for years.  Mushrooms are known to contain, vitamin B, C, and D.  Mushrooms are recognized as lowering cholesterol and blood pressure.  Some have indicated that mushroom may prevent cancer.

The mushroom is a mystical addition to your cultivation and culinary delight.