May row
The May row belongs to spring mushrooms. It is large, has an external resemblance to champignons and has a high taste. The fungus prefers open growing areas among grasses, forest edges and woodlands. In addition, it grows on roadsides, in gardens, in a flower bed or lawn. Other names: May mushroom, Calocybe May edible, St. George mushroom.
May ryadovka
The appearance of the mushroom
Let's get acquainted with the peculiarities of the appearance of the fruit body of the May rowing species. The following can be distinguished:
- Hat: fleshy, up to 6-12 cm in diameter, convex and lumpy-prostrate or flattened shape, with a slightly uneven edge, which sometimes cracks. Young specimens have a characteristic creamy white color. In aged fruit bodies, a yellow-ocher color of the cap is observed. In dry weather, the cap can become covered with radial cracks.
- Hymenophore: lamellar, in young mushrooms the plates are whitish, in old ones - creamy white. They are narrow and often spaced, sometimes up to 1 cm wide.
- Spore powder: white, the spores forming it are 5-7 x 3-4.5 microns in size. They are ovoid or short-ellipsoidal in shape, smooth, colorless.
- Pulp: fleshy, thick, dense structure, white in color, its taste is slightly sweet and pleasant. The pulp has a strong aroma of fresh flour.
- Leg: clavate or cylindrical, relatively thickened and shortened, dense, narrowing or expanding towards the bottom. The structure is fibrous, the shade can be different: white, creamy-brownish, yellow, ocher, ocher-rusty.
The fruiting period of the St. George mushroom is relatively short, so it should be harvested only in late spring and the first half of June. It is found and grows in the European part of Russia, in North Africa.
Ryadovka May is a very noticeable mushroom due to its rich flour smell and fruiting time, therefore it can be confused only in May-June only with another edible species - garden entoloma.
Irina Selyutina (Biologist):
The well-known Russian mycologist M. Vishnevsky says that despite the fact that the usual fruiting time of the May row is considered mid-May - the end of June, sometimes this type of calocybe can be found in September. However, in appearance, the fruit body is somewhat different: the autumn form has a yellow color, in contrast to the slightly yellowish or beige spring one.
For your information. The May row can grow in groups, forming "witch circles". Due to the closeness of growth, the shape of the cap can often be deformed.
Mushroom ryadovka May has a creamy white color
Beneficial features
Edible Calocybe May has a varied and beneficial chemical composition, which includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and other substances.
The composition of 100 g of the product includes:
- 1.8 g protein;
- 1.6 g carbohydrates;
- 0.8 g fat;
- 2.6 g dietary fiber;
- 89 g of water;
- 3.7 g of ash compounds.
The vitamin composition in this representative is relatively poor and includes the following compounds:
- alpha-tocopherol;
- folates;
- pantothenic and ascorbic acids;
- riboflavin;
- thiamine;
- pyridoxine;
- niacin.
In addition, it contains enough trace elements, so we find compounds of potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur, chlorine, calcium and sodium.
In addition to the listed chemical inclusions, the fungus contains a lot of both nonessential and irreplaceable amino acids necessary for building proteins:
- interchangeable: tyrosine, threonine, filalanine and cysteine;
- irreplaceable: histidine, proline, lysine, valine, threonine, aspartic acid, leucine, arginine.
May ryadovka also includes fatty acids such as stearic, nylon, myristic, linoleic, linolenic, and palmitoleic.
May ryadovka has a useful composition
According to the description, among the useful properties of May's calocybe are the following:
- Inhibition of the development of cellulite with the help of potassium, which maintains the elasticity of body tissues, optimizes the outflow of lymphoid tissue, normalizes the water-salt balance and restores blood microcirculation to the skin, which contributes to its effective tightening.
- Help in losing weight, because due to the high water content, it is able to cleanse the body of toxic substances and toxins, effectively breaks down fats, and helps cleanse the intestines.
- Providing a preventive action against the appearance of neoplasms by neutralizing free radicals, heavy metal salts and toxic compounds.
- Carries out alkalization in the body, which is especially important in the nutrition of a modern person. Due to oxidative processes, the body ages prematurely, cell renewal is greatly inhibited and there is a risk of tumor formation. This is where mushroom fiber comes to the rescue.
- Optimization of heart activity, a significant reduction in the risks of atherosclerotic disease, stroke, heart attack, angina pectoris, arrhythmias and other dangerous pathologies.
- Cleaning of blood vessels, which is a preventive measure against the formation of cholesterol plaques, which are extremely dangerous for the body.
- Stimulating the immune system through the action of ascorbic acid, which facilitates the absorption of iron, increases the rate of tissue repair, protects the body from stress and the effects of toxins.
- Supporting brain activity, helping in the fight against migraines, dizziness, weakness and fatigue, significantly improves memory.
- Normalization of metabolism, cleansing of blood vessels and intestines from toxins and toxins.
- Effectively fighting stress and improving mood.
- Support for the activity of the thyroid gland.
Contraindications
Contraindications include the problems present in a person from the gastrointestinal tract: colitis, gastritis, ulcers, cholecystitis, pancreatitis.
During pregnancy, mushrooms are allowed to be consumed only in small quantities and only in stewed or boiled form to avoid diarrhea, heartburn and nausea.
Also, it is worth using mushrooms for children with caution - it is still difficult for a child's digestive system to cope with such a product due to its physiological immaturity.
There are some contraindications to the use of the mushroom
Application
May ryadovka has both medical and culinary uses.
In cooking
Edible St. George ryadovka is used to prepare a number of delicious dishes, including French mushrooms. For this, mushrooms, cut into strips, are sautéed in a saucepan in sunflower oil, then stewed in broth. At the end, stew in white wine. Rows are laid out on toasted pieces of ham and served with croutons.
To cook stuffed May mushrooms, their caps are washed in water.The pan is filled one third with water and brought to a boil, then lemon juice, mushroom caps are added, stewed for about 5 minutes. Rows need to be dried, salt and pepper. For the filling, the olives and garlic should be finely chopped and mixed with the bone marrow and anchovies. Then the caps with the filling are baked in the oven for about 20 minutes at a temperature of 180-200 ℃.
May ryadovki in Europe are very popular fried: they are first poured with a small amount of salted water for 1-2 hours, then washed, peeled, cut and fried with onions until golden brown. There is another popular option: quick frying with the feathers of green onions or garlic, after which the mass is laid out on toast greased with butter, salt and pepper.
Advice. Use May mushrooms for pickling, pickling and drying. Dried mushrooms, after preliminary soaking, are used for any dishes (broth, sauce, omelette, risotto, stewed)
In medicine
Chitin removes accumulated toxic substances from the body. According to the description, May ryadovka is a strong antioxidant, and due to its composition, it has a positive effect on tissues and stimulates brain activity.
Irina Selyutina (Biologist):
Dichloromethane extract of Calocybe Maya has strong bactericidal properties and is able to suppress hay and E. coli). The mushroom pulp contains natural antibiotics that can stop the development of tuberculosis pathogens. In addition, it also has an anti-cancer effect - there is a complete suppression of sarcoma-180 and Ehrlich's carcinoma. German biochemists managed to identify its antidiabetic effect - they noted a significant decrease in blood glucose levels with its regular use.
However, the mushroom is not used in folk medicine.
Conclusion
Mushroom ryadovka May contains many useful substances, is a valuable product in cooking and a powerful remedy for official medicine. If there are contraindications, you can eat the mushroom only after consulting a doctor.
