Red Belted Polypore - Super Medicine from Nature
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- In this video I discuss one of the best medicinal mushrooms you can find in the woods. The red belted polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola) grows on the stumps of dead or dying conifer trees. It has a wide range of medicinal benefits,
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To soften any of those hardened polypore mushrooms, steam them 5~10 min. A lot easier to slice/break them up. Thank you for informative presentation!
great suggestion. I am guessing also if I am making a decoction I could start by placing them whole in the hot water for a short while, take them out and cut them up before returning them to the water. Thank you for commenting
Very informative presentation. Thank you for posting this. I’ve found most of your videos to be informative and always honest. The part of this video I found as new information was the link between honey bees and polypores. I hope you and your family are still doing well and remain healthy.
Paul Stamates talks about the connection between this fungus and bees. I found that interesting. Thank you for commenting
Fomitopsis pinicola, sensu stricto, does not occur in north America,. However, the red belted Fomitopsis species that do occur here, also grow on deciduous wood as well, including birch and alder.
Yes, you are correct. At the time this video was recorded it was still known as Fomitopsis pinicola before it was reclassified at Fomitopsis mounceae. I have only found it on birch once. Otherwise I find it on dead spruce. Thanks for commenting
By the way. Because you are so humble in your approach and careful about the information you share, may I suggest that you are a great candidate to continue with these types of videos. I for one really want to know more about mushrooms and wild edibles but have a hard time trusting many of the channels. Thanks again kind Sir and God bless you!🙂
Thank you for your kind words. I do have a few videos on the channel about edible and medicinal plants. I enjoy sharing them so I will continue to do so as I can
The last few years I've gotten very interested in foraging, and mushrooms in particular. Still not very good at it, but getting there. I know there is only one or two dangerous polypours, so they're fairly safe to start with. My heart aches over some of the stuff I've seen and didn't know about, and didn't take advantage of in the past.
I'm sure you already know about the channel "learn your land", but if not, it's a must.
Thanks.
Love watching Adam. I have learned a lot from him. I started plant identification because I was looking at stuff not knowing what it was. It has become a great hobby. I have collected a good number of books on the topic. One thing I have learned is that there is no "one" book that covers everything well. Thank you for commenting Jim
Awesome video covering these polypores. Thank you so much for the attention to detail and showing the different stages of growth. Excellent Mark!
Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for commenting
I have walked by so many of these, and always wondered if they were reishi or not, You cleared this up for me and so good to know there are no poisonous lookalikes either way, i only harvest the mushrooms i am 100% sure about so my repertoire is small, excellent video!
I started out knowing nothing but enjoy learning. Glad you liked the video. Thanks for commenting
Sounds like an awesome natural resource to know about. Apparently they do not range as far North as Alaska since I find no mention of them in the two Alaska mushroom books that I have. Thumbs up.
Hey Lonnie. I am surprised to hear that. A couple of the resources I checked said they should be in Alaska, at least in south Alaska. Would be good to hear if you come across one. Thank you for commenting
Great video. Found it here in N.H. Took me awhile to identify. Can't wait to add to my medicinal tonic. Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting
I live in the St.Louis area, I first found this looking for turkey tails, wasn't sure what it was , I brought it home to study it and immediately ran across this video, thanks for your time
Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for commenting
Thanks Mark. Great information
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for commenting
Great video Mark. Really enjoyed that one. Thanks for the upload. Take care
Hey Dale. Good to hear from you. I assume you have these mushrooms in your area as well.
Thank You for the info !
Most welcome. Thanks for commenting
Will Surely Look For These On My Next Trip Out, Thanks Mark ! Happy Mothers Day, Gina ! ATB T God Bless
Happy hunting. Gina says thank you
Great video Mark, very informative. Thanks for sharing. :)
Hi Jackie. Glad you liked the video. Thanks for commenting
Thank you so much!
Most welcome. Thanks for commenting
This is so interesting and the way you are explaining it is wonderful to understand. I'm hoping to see more Videos from you about those medicinal porlypores.
Thank you so much! I do have a couple more videos on birch polypore
Thank you so much. very informative and throughout.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting
What a tremendously informative video. We recently moved to a new house with a substantial common behind it, much of it birch and pine forests with a good number of oak trees as well. On my daily walks I have noticed an abundance of mushrooms and would like to start to use these for the numerous health benefits they afford. Your video is immensely useful and very professionally made - Thank You!!
Glad you found it helpful. I am just an amateur with a keen desire to know more myself. I have a few other videos on the topic you might find helpful as well
I just saw one of these last weekend! A hugeeee one. Thank you for this video!
Where there is one there may be more. Thank you for commenting
Really enjoying your channel. Excellent videos.
Thank you very much!
Love these videos.... just started getting into foraging last couple of years... found a large patch of fiddle heads yesterday.
Me to the whole family has been doing great with fiddleheads Watch "Fiddlehead Foraging in the Forest (no talking)" on CZcams
czcams.com/video/mhSjmUrNedk/video.html
Lucky you Gary. I will be watching that video today. I have found fiddleheads in the Valley but not our area. I will have to buy some for an treat
Interesting video Mark, good to know there aren't any poisonous look a likes👍🌲 Thanks for sharing!
I am willing to bet you find one the next time you are out. Thank you for commenting Wade
Grenat vidéo thanks!!
Most welcome. Thanks
My uncle makes tea from these mushrooms, he swears by the health benefits. I’m glad you bisected it on camera and explained the pores, I was curious about the name. That was quite the list of positive side effects and uses. Great work, as always 😊✌🏻
One of the best mushroom out there. The only one I find more of is the birch polypore. Also a great medicinal mushroom. Thanks for commenting Jeremy
I imagine the substrate dictates their different appearances. Sort of like trametes versicolor being different colors in Asia like blue and purple, but being Turkey Tail colors in North America.
Yes, good point. Thanks for commenting
Very good info
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting
I used to play and look at them when I were younger.
I probably shouldn't do that but i know they're not harmful to touch.
And now I'm really determined to try it further.
My mom will mostly like it, but it is good medicine from nature and free.
I remember i had one in my pocket and unfortunately i was bullied in school and this time i got so mad i threw it at this bully kid 😬
I didn't get in trouble bc i manage to hide, they tho got in trouble bc i told the teacher what they did😂
But please don't throw these at people, luckily it was a tiny one but still be careful
Great story. Thanks for commenting
Thank you for sharing this knowledge with us. I'm 59y and still living to learn! I did watch a different presentation on polypore's that recommended pressure cooking them numerous times, blending, then straining out the juice to boil down into a decoction, and dehydrating the pulp to store for tea. Any opinion? It tastes great, especially when I add some dehydrated spearmint.
I have read up on a few ways of processing them. I have heard never to boil as it damages the medicinal components and I have heard to only use the outer red bands. For me, I try to keep it simple. I use a slow cooker on low for a few hours and occasionally, I will use a alcohol extract to create a tincture. The method you describe may well be better than the easy way I use. I do not know of any research that supports one method over another. Thanks for commenting
omg yes foraging vid!
As often as I can. Thanks for commenting
Thank you, I found them 2 days ago and now looking for a good way to preserve them and use them as a medicine.
Glad I could help. Thanks for commenting
Good review Mark, thank you. I’m always cautious about using natural medicine along with some of my regular meds. Any suggested websites along those lines?
@JIM F above mentioned "learn your land", Adam Haritan on CZcams. Paul Stamets is world renowned fungi guru. "herb jedi", Yarrow Willard also has plethora of good contents. Happy harvesting!
All excellent resources that I watch as well
That is a tough one. I have not found a good resource that covers all wild medicinal plants but I have found answers to some at Mayo Clinic, RXList and MedMD all online. Pretty much all resources say it is not advised for pregnant women but of course there is little or no research in that area. For this one, I would be cautious if you are on anti-diabetic meds. Hope this helps
Thanks, Mark-very informative. How much of the tincture should you be having? Daily?
Using a tincture or any form a mushroom medicine is very much different than modern medicine. The effect is not always dose dependant. I know it sounds confusing. Best suggestion is to start with a small amount (a few drops) and see how you react. Then add more if desired. I consider it more of a supplement than a medicine. Hope this helps
Thanks @@MarkYoungBushcraft
I wonder whether removing a fruiting body hurts the fungus living within the wood itself. I always try to leave the majority. I just visited my Reishi mushroom spot (there are also red belted polypores there!!). Typically there are up to a hundred large reishi mushrooms in the site, but a year or two ago someone came and ripped up every last mushroom before they spored. This year I only found one fruiting body coming up. Very sad, but yeah, I wonder if ripping up the mushrooms has resulted in the dramatic decrease in mushrooms. Loved your video!
I have not read anywhere that removing the fruiting body affects the mycelium. Having said that, I guess it could be possible. I will need to look deeper. Thanks for commenting
Picked up some of this today. It grew on a birch three, however. I hope it is a red belted polypore and not something dangerous. Thanks for you video. Subscribed.
I think you have something different. The Red Belted Polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola) only grows on dead conifers. There are two polypore mushrooms that grow on birch trees (there may be others). The Horse Hoof mushroom (Fomes fomentarius) and the Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina). Both medicinal qualities and other uses. Please confirm what you have before consuming
@@MarkYoungBushcraft Thanks for the heads up. On second look, the one I got looks a lot like horse hoof mushroom.
I would like to read more about the research into the medicinal properties of the red belted polypore. At around 8:12 you use your notes to list a lot of the same properties that are found in Reishi as well. Can you direct me to some of the research you sited? I can walk within half a mile of my house and find this mushroom and am interested in adding it to my medicinal double extraction tinctures.
Here are a couple of the resources I used when reseasrching for this video. Paul Stamets: Fungi Perfecti www.fungi.com/ Christopher Hobbs www.christopherhobbs.com/library/featured-articles/mushroom-articles/
Robert Rogers The Fungal Pharmacy: Medicinal Mushrooms of Western Canada
Mushroom Essences: Vibrational Healing from the Kingdom Fungi
Thank you. It looks like I know what I will ask Santa for Christmas; I don’t have the Robert Rogers book . I just queued up the Christopher Hobbs article. I appreciate how quickly you responded to my inquiry.
I found one that is really old, like it has 11 layers I counted, can I still use the woody part of it, i am just interested in making tea because i don't take alcohol ? Please reply , thank you, Mark🙋♀️
Good find. First, I am more of a passionate student of medicinal plants than an expert. My understanding is that the greatest concentration of medicinal constituents is in the outer bands of this mushroom. For me, I chop it all up and simmer it in a slow cooker. I have a video on that if interested. Hope this helps. Thanks for commenting
Hello.
First of all i wanna say thank you for all what you explain to us😇😇
And i have a question,it's ok if i just dry them,make a powder,mix with honey and take it like that?
I have consumed powdered chaga, turkey tail and a few other mushrooms (in teas and in cooking) but have not tried this one. You should be able to do so but I would suggest a very small amount to start in case of unanticipated affects. Hope this helps
I picked a few of these today thinking they were Reishi, then got home and saw your video. The ones I picked are already super hard. Is there anything I can do with them, or are they no good?
They are just fine. May be a bit hard to break up. They will keep well if allowed to dry completely. Break into small pieces for making an infusion (tea) and/or tincture (kept in alcohol). Thanks for commenting
These mushrooms remind me of a hybrid between the Birch Polypore and a Reishi. Or maybe a Resinous Polypore.
People often see them as reishi likely because of the colour. Thanks for commenting
It sort of reminds me of a Reishi a little, mixed with a birch polypore.
Right on. Actually related to Reishi. Thanks for commenting
Mark, I was reviewing some of your stove reviews and came across your thoughts on the nCamp stove using wood pellets. It didn't work well. Several of your viewers commented that it might work using about 1/2 or less pellets and you replied that you would try that. I don't see a video showing that trial. What results did you obtain please?
Hi David. Because we are under a full fire ban here in Nova Scotia (subsequent to the State of Emergency) I am unable to test any stoves, even with wood pellets. Having said that, I have not done further testing with the nCamp mostly because I am disappointed with its overall performance. I could still do this test when I am permitted to but I am not sure it would result in a stove I am likely to recommend even if it does well with fewer pellets
@@MarkYoungBushcraft I see your point. I appreciate you taking the time to let me know. Blessings,
David
I dried one and had to use a band saw to cut it up. Even cut to 1/4 inch thick it was still difficult to cut with a knife. I tried to grind it in a coffee grinder and ended up with kind of a tough cotton material that I use for tea.
Yes, most polypores get very hard when dry. I often cut them into thin slices while fresh. I have videos on Birch polypore and making a medicinal drink that may help. Thanks for commenting
I am looking for some advice, I harvested a red belted polypore a few weeks ago, and left it in a breathing topless jar while I determined what I wanted to make with it, and after awhile I see a lot of strange white mold growing off of most of the pieces. I'm curious what happened here and if my harvest is salvageable or if it would be considered too dangerous to rinse away the mold and continue to process through either alcohol or hot water extraction.
I'm looking for any advice or resources out there, thank you.
When that is happened to me I cut my loses and toss it out. Simmering it "should" kill any bacteria but I am not sure it would prevent any residual chemical byproducts from forming. Consider it a reason to enjoy a day in the woods as you look for more. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft thank you for your response, much appreciated.
They are right outside my house!
Lucky find. Thanks for commenting
Hello Mark :) are using the whole Red Belted polyspore or just the separateable white stuff only??
Hello, I have read that only the outer ring has medicinal value. I expect there is medicinal value in the whole mushroom with the greater concentration in the outer ring. I use the whole mushroom in my medicinal decoctions. I do have another video on how I do that if you are interested. Thanks for commenting
Thank you soooo much Mark for your reply, yes I watched your other Videos about mushrooms thank you for sharing with us 😍
Are these found on yellow birch as well as conifers?
No, only on softwood trees like pine, fire but mostly spruce. There are others that grown on birch that are medicinal, such as birch polypore and horse hoof. Thanks for commenting
Best mixed w coffee
For sure. Thanks for commenting
I am extracting the red belted polypore. If I understand well, after six weeks take them out and simmering for some hours and what is left over of the water combine with the alcohol (I used wodka). How much water will be left and do i combine with the alcohol? And how long will it stay in godd shape? Store it in Fridge? And how much daily use? Like a teaspoon one's a DAY?
Thank you for your video, very interesting
Hello. To be clear, I am not a herbalist. Most of my medicinal use of mushrooms are simple decoctions. I have not made any dual extractions yet. I can recommend CZcams channel "Herbal Jedi" or "Learn Your Land" for more expert instructions. Thanks for commenting
Beautiful channel 😊 new friend here 😊
I am glad you are enjoying my video. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft you're welcome 😊 have a great week 😊
Can you harvest this in Winter?
Absolutely. No issue with harvesting or medicinal value during cold weather. Thanks for commenting
use bread cutter 3mm, then dry on mesh
Great idea. Thanks for commenting
I wish more knew of them. I find these by the truck-load but no one wants them at any price. They are a long lived mushroom and get quite large around here.
I think that will change. I have found a few more than 15" across. They get very dark at that age and only have a thin red ring around the edge. Thanks for commenting
@@MarkYoungBushcraft yours is on a very short list on youtube regarding this mushroom. Artist conks are very good as well but largley unknown in this country. I hope they do catch on. We have thousands of acres of conifers here in NY state.
Have you ever used the “Zest” of the Red Belted Polypore when cooking?👍
Not yet but I will be trying that. Do you use the zest of the outer layer or the inner portions? Thank you for commenting