Stitches

The lines refer to marsupials representing the Discinaceae family. This raw poisonous mushroom is often confused with a similar edible mushroom, the morel.

Such a mushroom is distinguished by a shapeless wavy hat up to 10 centimeters in diameter, which has two to four peaks, which makes it look like walnuts or a brain. The color of the cap is chestnut brown, becoming lighter with age. Almost along its entire length, the hat below grows to the leg. Inside the cap there are hollow convolutions.

The leg at the line has a reddish or white tint. The width and height of the legs of the lines is 2-3 centimeters. The pulp of the fungus is light and rather fragile, without a pronounced odor.

The line types are:

Such a fungus loves sandy soils and often grows under coniferous trees. Distributed throughout Europe and North America. Ripens in the second half of spring.

It differs with a diameter of up to 30 centimeters, as well as lighter caps and a different spore structure. Such mushrooms grow next to birch trees. Ripen in April-May.

It is a mushroom with brown caps up to 10 centimeters in diameter, horn-shaped and long flattened legs. They begin to ripen in July, grow in forests, both on the ground and on rotting wood.

The lines begin to ripen by the end of April. They grow both in groups and singly in coniferous and mixed forests.You can meet lines along the road, in a clearing, as well as in a young pine forest.

• Mushrooms of this species are of value for traditional medicine.
• In case of poisoning with lines, nausea and vomiting appear. Severe cases lead to coma and death.

100 g of lines contains approximately 20 kcal.

The composition of the fungus is distinguished by the presence of various compounds that provide it with such actions used in traditional medicine:

• Pain reliever (due to hormone-like substances)
• Tonic
• Appetite enhancer
• Improve digestion
• Improving pancreatic function

When eating lines in food, you need to be extremely careful, because:

• Both during boiling and drying, gyromitrins are not completely destroyed. And if they do not cause poisoning (due to the small dosage), they can still be carcinogenic.
• Some people may experience increased sensitivity to these chemical compounds, so even a small amount of gyromitrins is dangerous for them.
• There is an assumption that in some strains of mushrooms the content of gyromitrins is increased, therefore, digestion of such mushrooms does not render harmless.

Lines cannot be used when:

• pregnancy;
• Serious diseases of the heart and blood vessels;
• breastfeeding;
• Individual intolerance;
• Under 12 years of age.

• Such mushrooms are eaten only after preliminary cooking. After boiling the lines for half an hour, the water is drained, the mushrooms are washed, boiled again for half an hour, the water is drained, and then stewed, boiled or fried.
• Stitches can be dried in the oven, making them non-toxic. With this treatment, the toxic compounds in the mushrooms evaporate, so the toxicity of the product disappears. The lines are dried at +55 degrees for a long time. They can also be dried outdoors for up to six months.
• Before boiling and drying, the lines should be soaked in water to get rid of insects and dirt in the folds of the caps of these mushrooms.

Watch the next video from which you will learn even more about the lines and also the recipe for making casseroles from these mushrooms.

Lines can be used for:

• Diseases of the back and joints - arthritis, radiculitis, gout, arthrosis, osteochondrosis, rheumatism and others;
• neuralgia;
• Eye diseases - cataracts, myopia, glaucoma, hyperopia;
• myositis;
• Pathologies of the pancreas.

For medicinal purposes, an alcohol tincture is made from the lines, which, due to the presence of toxic components, is prescribed only for external use.

To prepare the stitch settings, dry and grind, after which two and a half tablespoons of raw materials pour 500 ml of vodka. A sealed container with stitches is infused for two weeks in the refrigerator.Without filtering, the tincture is rubbed 2-3 times a day in the right places, wrapping them with a woolen cloth. Treatment is carried out until recovery or disappearance of the pain syndrome.

The name of the line Gyromitra comes from the words of the ancient Greek language, meaning "round" and "headband" in translation.

Stitches are not allowed to be sold in Italy.

In England, the line is often referred to as "elephant ears" or "brain mushroom".