The mushroom, which belongs to the agaric family, has a distinctive, elongated cap. It has gills beneath the cap. The mushroom is suitable for eating as long as it is completely white on the outside and inside (when the cap is cut open). When it starts turning gray and black, it is no longer fit to eat.
The shaggy ink cap grows both in forests and in parks, meadows, lawns, alongside roads... It is common, including in urban green spaces.
See what mushroom enthusiast Paweł says about the shaggy ink cap:
The mushroom can be prepared in many ways. It can be fried in butter, used to make a sauce, or made into mushroom soup.
The shaggy ink cap contains minerals: calcium, potassium, iron, copper, zinc and magnesium, as well as B vitamins and amino acids.
As we read on the zywienie.abczdrowie.pl website:
It is used to treat diabetes (it lowers blood sugar levels), inflammatory conditions in the body and digestive ailments.
Moreover, the shaggy ink cap lowers blood pressure, reduces insomnia, headaches, limb pain and the sensation of dry mouth. It has anticancer properties.
To achieve a therapeutic effect, the mushrooms should be eaten regularly. For this purpose, one can use dried mushrooms (10 to 20 g per day), **frozen or fresh (100 to 200 g).