{"id":2304,"date":"2013-06-14T20:23:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T12:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/?p=2304"},"modified":"2013-06-17T13:40:35","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T05:40:35","slug":"coprinus-cinereus-poo-parasols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/14\/coprinus-cinereus-poo-parasols\/","title":{"rendered":"Coprinus Cinereus &#8211; Poo Parasols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013-05-14-07.58.54.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2276\" alt=\"coprinopsis cinerea\" src=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013-05-14-07.58.54-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013-05-14-07.58.54-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013-05-14-07.58.54.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>These delicate, grey, fluted fungi are spreading over the 2nd <a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/15\/compost-is-king\/\" target=\"_blank\">compost bay<\/a>. \u00a0They are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogersmushrooms.com\/gallery\/DisplayBlock~bid~12147~gid~~source~gallerydefault.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Coprinus Cinereus<\/a> (<em><a href=\"http:\/\/australianfungi.blogspot.com.au\/2007\/03\/6-coprinus-cinereus.html\" target=\"_blank\">Coprinopsis cinerea<\/a><\/em>), a species of mushroom in the Psathyrellaceae family. \u00a0 It is known as the gray shag or ink cap as they self digest and degrade into a black sticky mess. \u00a0 The edges of the cap curl upwards during the day to expose more spores to the wind to help with their dispersal as they mature. \u00a0It is mostly found on horse manure, which is where I found it. \u00a0\u00a0It is widely used in medical research as it is easy to grow and has a short life-cycle of 2 weeks. \u00a0 The actual fruiting body appears overnight and will usually collapse by midday. \u00a0Apparently it is edible, but must be used promptly after collecting, so you would have to be quick to get them at their prime. \u00a0Considering where they grow, I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll bother.<a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130615-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3033\" alt=\"20130615 001\" src=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130615-001-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130615-001-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130615-001.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bioactive compounds\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galectin\" target=\"_blank\">Galectins<\/a> (carbohydrate binding proteins used to slow tumour progression) have been isolated from\u00a0<em>Coprinus cinereus<\/em>, the first of this lectin family to be found outside of the animal kingdom (Cooper\u00a0<em>et al<\/em>., 1997).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medicinal properties\u00a0<\/strong><em>Antitumor effects.\u00a0<\/em><em>Polysaccharides extracted from the mycelial culture of\u00a0Coprinopsis cinerea (as\u00a0Coprinus macrorhizus) and administered\u00a0intraperitoneally into white mice at a dosage of 300 mg\/kg inhibited the growth of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/healing-mushrooms.net\/glossary#Sarcoma_180\" target=\"_blank\">Sarcoma 180<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/healing-mushrooms.net\/glossary#Ehrlich_solid_cancer\">Ehrlich solid cancers<\/a>\u00a0by 75% and 80%, respectively (Ohtsuka\u00a0et al., 1973).<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130615-006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3032\" alt=\"20130615 006\" src=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130615-006-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130615-006-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130615-006.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These delicate, grey, fluted fungi are spreading over the 2nd compost bay. \u00a0They are Coprinus Cinereus (Coprinopsis cinerea), 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