> > Bob Brigante wrote: > > I believe mushrooms also used to be on the "tamasic" list -- > > I wonder why they don't list them here? > > Maybe because one type of mushroom (Cordyceps) is > > now being recommended? > > > > Alex Stanley wrote: > > It's interesting that the mushroom they recommend > > is one that kills animals. > > > > Bob Brigante wrote: > Yes, but the caterpillar attains nirvana when it croaks: > "Cordyceps is also known as the Chinese caterpillar fungus (yuck!) > because it is a parasitic organism that grows on a rare Tibetan > caterpillar until the caterpillar dies and the mushroom sprouts from > the caterpillar's head (double yuck!!). Luckily, the source of > cordyceps used in most modern supplements is not pulverized > caterpillar heads, but a strain grown on soybeans or other less > disgusting nutrient source.
found this video on youtube, showing how the fungus kills ants in the jungle, then grows out of the head of the corpse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5zTX1fn-38 there are over 1000 species of cordyceps!
