The name of the fungus "honey agaric" in Russian translates as "bracelet". It is due to the shape of the mushroom, because if you look at the stump, around which the mushrooms are located comfortably on top, you will notice that they took it into a ring.
Garf has a thin leg, reaching up to 15 centimeters in length, and a ring skirt. The leg is crowned with a lamellar charming cap, rounded down and having a cream or yellowish-red color. The hemispherical cap of a young mushroom is covered with tiny scales. As they mature, the scales disappear, the shape of the cap changes and becomes like an umbrella. Most often, honey agarics can be found around old stumps, however they feel great near young trees, bushes and just on the lawn.
Chemical composition and nutritional value of experience
Many argue that forest mushrooms have no benefit. However, if you know what substances they contain, then the benefit of mushrooms again becomes more than obvious. Mushrooms are 90% water and protein, which is perfectly absorbed by the human body.
Did you know? It has long been proven that in the wild stands there are twice as much protein as beef!
Also in the composition of honey agaric are mono-and disaccharides and fiber. Do not miss the opportunity to feast on summer mushrooms, as they contain the same amount of vitamin B1 as baker's yeast. At the same time, calcium and phosphorus are in the composition of honey agaric as well as in fish. In addition, the mushrooms contain iron, sodium, magnesium and vitamins of groups B2, PP, C and E.Honey agarics are a real storehouse of vitamin B1 and C. In addition, there are two more rare elements in their composition that are very important for normal blood circulation in the human body - zinc and copper.
Important! By consuming 100 grams of honey a day, you will be able to completely cover the daily need of your body for these elements.
What are useful mushrooms
The benefits of experience for a person more than obvious: when taken regularly, they stimulate immunity enhancement, improve digestion and stabilize blood formation. Those who are on a diet at least once, know how exhausting is the feeling of hunger. Small mushrooms, the benefits to the body which is in their low calorie content, while being sufficiently nourishing, which will not allow you to suffer from feelings of hunger.
Mushrooms are prone to accumulation of radioactive substances, so they should be collected at a distance of at least three kilometers from the highways.
Fresh mushrooms
Many people ask: "What is the use of honey agaric?" But this question has long been answered by scientists, who recommend eating mushrooms at E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and thyroid dysfunction. Mushrooms also have an excellent antitumor effect, as they contain many substances that stop the development of cancer cells.
In addition, the composition of fresh honey agarics contains fiber, which perfectly stimulates the bowels and has a slight laxative effect.
Are dried mushrooms useful?
In the process of drying, the mushrooms are reduced in size, which simplifies their storage. Dried mushrooms do not lose their nutritional value and retain their taste and aroma for a long time. The benefits of pickled mushrooms are much lower than dried or fresh mushrooms.
Important! Dried mushrooms, unlike pickled and salted, retain all their beneficial properties and contain much more protein than their canned counterparts.In cooking, both ground and whole mushrooms can be used.
Is there any benefit from frozen mushrooms
Freezing is the most progressive method of preserving mushrooms in terms of preserving their biochemical composition and beneficial properties. However, only proper freezing can keep the nutritional value of mushrooms intact.
Mushrooms growing near car roads store cesium, mercury, cadmium and lead. Therefore, it is strictly prohibited to eat mushrooms collected near industrial enterprises, highways and chemical plants.
Important! Before using frozen mushrooms, it is recommended to soak them for several hours in cold water so that even the mushrooms collected in environmentally safe areas give up all the dangerous substances that they have accumulated during their growth.
Harm and contraindications to the use of mushrooms
In backstage is hidden a huge therapeutic potential. The study of these mushrooms allowed us to find out that they have an impressive list of useful properties.
Their systematic reception contributes to:
- strengthen the body;
- increase performance;
- reducing the risk of cancer;
- lowering blood pressure;
- improve metabolism;
- reduce the likelihood of developing intestinal infections;
- improve the work of the heart.
However, as in any situation, in this barrel of honey was not without a small fly in the ointment. The mushrooms are not capable of causing any particular harm to the human body. The main thing - do not overdo it and eat only high-quality specimens. But at the same time Mushrooms are strictly forbidden to people suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Another important contraindication for the use of mushrooms is a child's age. In order to avoid various unpleasant situations it is not necessary to give mushrooms to children who have not reached the age of seven.Did you know? The main value of the experience is that they contain large amounts of vegetable protein, which allows them to be called vegetable meat.Mushrooms, the benefits and harms of which primarily depend on the place of their collection, are able to accumulate a huge amount of toxins.
How to make sure edibility again, the choice of mushrooms for use
If you have any doubts during the harvesting, it is better to refuse the fungus, even if it has a very appetizing look. When you are not able to refuse to send a forest dweller to kosvok, it is better to put it separately so that it does not come into contact with the rest of the prey. 
Important! Defining the edibility of a fungus using home methods is a dangerous myth.The thing is that it is impossible to determine edibility with the help of improvised means, not knowing the composition of the poison, as well as the substances that can react with it. Vinegar, onions, milk - these are rather doubtful home indicators of poison. Of course, they are able to show the presence of such enzymes as pepsin, tyrosinase, which are also present in absolutely safe products, and therefore cannot be perceived as a reliable fact of inedibility or, conversely, edibleness of honeydew. Silver things should not be boiled together with mushrooms, since it is quite logical that they darken from the amino acids present in the mushrooms, which contain sulfur (which is also not poison).
Honey agarics are delicious and healthy gifts of nature, and observing elementary safety rules while collecting them will protect you from various unforeseen situations and help improve your health.
