I have been harvesting these 3 for years now. I have made the tincture. Mostly just slice them into thin stips, dehydrate. I then take them and put them in diffusers, drop them in my thermos mug, add hot water and drink throughout the day at work. Since doing this for approximately 4 years now I very seldom catch colds or sickness. Where as I used to suffer from sinusitis and always seemed to catch something. Thanks for the video.
I've never used artist conks but forage for and use reishi which is close relative and also has these amazing properties. I recently had a persistant cold which started coming back and a healthy dose of reishi extract fixed it in 12 hours!
Good one Karen! I have found that these fungi infuse much better if you dry and grate or chop them very small. The Turkey Tail makes a surprisingly pleasant lightly sweet tea after simmering for a few minutes. I must try the Ganoderma applanatum, as I have seen them in my area. All of these are a good addition to coffee, about 1/4 teaspoon per cup, and I sip my coffee with a straw so none of the shroom is wasted. Love your videos, Karen!
Thank you so much Wayne!! Yes - I have used mushrooms in coffee too! www.ediblewildfood.com/immune-building-coffee.aspx I love the tri-fungi tea I made for the vid - it tastes amazing!! So much goodness to be had out there and it is all free! I trying hope you are keeping well!!
If you do not drink alcohol like me, then you can substitute this for apple cider vinegar as regards to making tinctures. This goes for all types of herbal/mushroom extract tinctures I believe
Thank you for your contribution. I just started foraging this year and was fortunate enough to find some beautiful examples of birch Polypore on a hike near my home. Dried some for winter anti illness brew and am making a couple razor strops for my friend and I. I think I may have located one of these as well but not certain about the ID. The one I found has a darker brown top layer.
You can also add some birch polypore into coffee for the added nutrients! Glad to hear you are out there foraging!!! Lots of free food to be had out there!
They usually look exactly like the ones shown. Check them well for borer holes and dark patches on the under side. In times of drought the conk will "die back" then re-emerge when conditions are favorable. It will recolonize the old dead mass of the conk. Great survival stradegy for the conk but not for the forager to make tea from.
Thank you for this information. Here in Massachusetts we have an abundance of turkey tail mushrooms. Last year I dried a number of them and would love to know if you think they still have their beneficial properties in tact? They are in a sealed container and were somehow ended up in an out of site location on my shelve. Thank you for any information you can provide. Happy collecting God's abundant supplies and stay healthy.
In all my herbalism studies I was told that properly stored herbs - including mushrooms are good for up to two years! And you are more than welcome for the information!
Thank you so much I was wondering if you would sell some of the mushrooms you find my son is a stage 4 brain cancer survivor going on over 8 and a half yrs
I usually harvest these for there Amadou. Some are a blonde cream colour. And i think older ones with a harder outer that are a darker chocolate. What time is best to get maximum amadou havested? Appreciate any feedback or ideas. Cheers jas from New Zealand. 🌏🌿🥝🌿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿
Something else to keep my eyes open for. I'm curious what mushroom grew on birch trees? White like store bought mushrooms. The person who offered them to me said 'any mushroom' growing on birch was fine for consumption (which I don't believe). However, the ones he offered up were good & he took the 1st bite
Birch polypore make a good medicinal tea. It doesn't taste very good but has all the great properties of medicinal mushrooms. Makes a good wound covering too. That's what i use it for. Chaga also grows on birch. It's a great musroom too.
@@timothylongmore7325 no idea but you've given me an idea what it might be. Not like I'm going picking without a solid reference or someone who knows 100%
NEARLY all of the polypores are safe, whether terrestrial or arboreal. You should get a mushroom field guide and study it well. Some of the best edible terrestrial mushrooms have look-alikes that are not safe. You need to be sure.
Hi Karen , thanks for this video. It answered my questions about artist conk, but i have a question, Can I add chaga and red belted to your recommended trio, turkey tail, birch polypore, artist conk to make my tea? I also found some late fall polypore/ resinous polypore today but I am not sure if it can be used for tea as well, please reply me. Thanks , I also have subscribed to your RUclips Channel, and visited your website 😀
Absolutely! Be sure to add some to your coffee as well! I tried using resinous polypore but was not too fond of it. I tried dehydrating them as well but it takes a while due to their moisture content. I would not make tea with these though. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for subscribing and visiting my website!!!!
Thank you for the reply, I will research more about the resinous polypore, I hope there is a good use for it as I harvested quite a few today. Thanks once again 🍄🙋♀️. God bless 🙏
I harvested a bunch of Ganoderma, but I've never tried using them for tea. How do you know if they are too old to use? I found some very fresh ones I left overnight in my dehydrator, but I have some I'm a little iffy on using. The bottoms are still white but very tough to break apart and the insides are fairly dark. Are those no good to use?
When cutting off an artist conk you can easily tell if it is fresh by the underside. I cut them up into small pieces as soon as i get home and I let them air dry - then I store them in mason jars.
@@EdibleWildFood-1 can you not use the older Conk? I found over a kilogram today, one huge old, dark brown, almost black Conk, with 3 new conks growing out of it. the oldest, dark piece is still bright white on the underside
artist conks can be found on live or dead trees. Usually when on a live tree they are growing on a dead portion. Just make sure its that rich brown color all the way through. Not white layers. Although that can be cut away.
Hi,your videos are amazing 😁, I just found ganoderma applanatum and was wondering what temperature should I set to Dehydrate to avoid damaging any Health properties for later tea uses
Oh, I dry mine in the oven , at 60°F . For like 2hrs then I put it in my freezer to make sure they won't get moldy as I am not sure if they are dried up enough . I am a newbie.
I collected tons of these to sell. A buyer in PA advertised they wanted them. I didn't sell any. They said they were overstocked. They were Chinese buyers of these , reishi and ginseng. I have several chinese buyers of reishi and they knew nothing of artist conks. Just a warning to foragers. Don't pick them to sell. Just pick what you need.
Hi! Great video - quick question for you... I have had Artist's conk sitting in alcohol for about 6 months and I haven't shaken them in 2 months... do you think that they would still be okay to strain out and use? I'm a newbie to this and curious.
I found an artist conk in my backyard on our pepper tree had to Google what it was and came across your video, thanks, just wondered how long you air dry yours for? and do you take the whole thing at once off the tree? it's about 25cm
@@WildAcreWood that may be the case with living trees but at least in dead or fallen trees, the mycelium will be throughout the whole tree so it will just grow back, a bit like picking grassland mushrooms
@@PWEIcom most definitely if the tree is dead. I guess that person didn’t specify. I take down trees for a living so the ones I normally find are on the trees. We are taking down anyway.
I just harvested some artist conk today, here in Southern Georgia. Looking forward to trying this recipe. Are you familiar with trametes cubensis? Does it have medicinal properties.
Nice!! I am vaguely familiar with Trametes cubensis. All I know it to be beneficial for is that it has anti-inflammatory properties. How to safely harness that I don't know. Perhaps this link may help you to investigate this further. www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/23/7311
Great video! I just found 3 polypores, growing near my home in Northern Michigan. It's mid-March, and I wasn't sure if they are reishi or artists conk. I harvested one of them, as it appears quite fresh, with the pore surface nice and smooth, white, and still a bit sponngy. Your video helped me determine that they're reishi, more red and shiny like varnish. I plan on making tea. I don't think this could be this year's growth, this early, but I am not sure it could be in this good of condition from last year's growth. We're having weird weather here though, with some very springlike days in February. What do you think?
I'm in southern Ontario and we also have had that same weird weather. Last week it was so warm - many plants are coming up. This week - back to flurries and cold temps. A roller coaster!
Beautifully presented and i love your accent, I'm presuming Canadian, in particular words like "about" "road", something about the way you pronounce 'oa' 'ou'. Get plenty more of those words into your videos please!.... 🙏💖
You have to get a 100% for first. Once identified, then it can be determined if it is safe or not. My book may be able to help you. If you are in Canada then Amazon.ca www.amazon.com/dp/168539387X?maas=maas_adg_636C4D318AE979166D6D6EB13FF26D45_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas
Hi. Any idea if a tea or tincture will work topically? Also i presume its antiparasitic properties come from eating the mushroom? A bit like seed husks? The Artist's Conk, like other polypors, has an amazing bark like consistency
I have some (just noticed) on visible roots from a tree that was badly removed. Just fascinating to see how fast they change. Now I want to go out into the trees to see what else might be going on out there. Bought a single grow bag to get familias.
Is this lactinea? I thought I had turkey tail, but the poly pore I have has a thick base where it attaches to the tree and you cannot remove from tree by hand! Where turkey tail you can peel off the tree. I read there is one bracket polypore that is poisonous, so trying to discover if mine is safe.
No - it is not - artist conk. Sometimes turkey tails don't peel off well - and when they do, part of it often remains. Hapalopilus nidulans is the only polypore I am aware of that is poisonous.
Thank you sharing! I have got some Artist conk this week from a tree our council has listed to chop 'last week'. I would like to make a tea but can you confirm are they washed first, and how long leave to stew in tea, or do you boil them etc. Various tips on the web all very different. Also once dried out (just leave in open space?) How long can they be stored in mason jars? Thank you very much 🤗
I chop it into small pieces then let it sit to dry for a few days. After one year in mason jars they beneficial constituents will greatly lessen. Be sure to store in a cupboard - away from any heat source. I have never washed them. I steep them about a half hour then enjoy as a tea - but I often add in some mint for a nicer flavor.
question, I've been taught the fungi needs to go through double extraction, first alcohol then water. So you don't extract with water after the alcohol?
I have been harvesting these 3 for years now. I have made the tincture. Mostly just slice them into thin stips, dehydrate. I then take them and put them in diffusers, drop them in my thermos mug, add hot water and drink throughout the day at work. Since doing this for approximately 4 years now I very seldom catch colds or sickness. Where as I used to suffer from sinusitis and always seemed to catch something. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for sharing this!!!
I've never used artist conks but forage for and use reishi which is close relative and also has these amazing properties. I recently had a persistant cold which started coming back and a healthy dose of reishi extract fixed it in 12 hours!
My Grandfather used these to paint little pictures on. I still have a few of his landscapes on my mantle.
Thanks for the video!
What a nice keepsake to have from your Grandfather!! Thank you for sharing!
Good one Karen! I have found that these fungi infuse much better if you dry and grate or chop them very small. The Turkey Tail makes a surprisingly pleasant lightly sweet tea after simmering for a few minutes. I must try the Ganoderma applanatum, as I have seen them in my area. All of these are a good addition to coffee, about 1/4 teaspoon per cup, and I sip my coffee with a straw so none of the shroom is wasted. Love your videos, Karen!
Thank you so much Wayne!! Yes - I have used mushrooms in coffee too! www.ediblewildfood.com/immune-building-coffee.aspx I love the tri-fungi tea I made for the vid - it tastes amazing!! So much goodness to be had out there and it is all free! I trying hope you are keeping well!!
If you do not drink alcohol like me, then you can substitute this for apple cider vinegar as regards to making tinctures. This goes for all types of herbal/mushroom extract tinctures I believe
Absolutely!
Oh, i can do this way then, good to know as I have fatty liver disease that i am dealing with . Thank you!
@@OPAffiliateSPage And thank you for being here!
I found a huge batch of these today on my property. 3 of them are 16 inches across, and the rest are around 7-12 inches wide
Wonderful!!!!
Thank you for your contribution. I just started foraging this year and was fortunate enough to find some beautiful examples of birch Polypore on a hike near my home. Dried some for winter anti illness brew and am making a couple razor strops for my friend and I. I think I may have located one of these as well but not certain about the ID. The one I found has a darker brown top layer.
You can also add some birch polypore into coffee for the added nutrients! Glad to hear you are out there foraging!!! Lots of free food to be had out there!
They usually look exactly like the ones shown. Check them well for borer holes and dark patches on the under side. In times of drought the conk will "die back" then re-emerge when conditions are favorable. It will recolonize the old dead mass of the conk. Great survival stradegy for the conk but not for the forager to make tea from.
Bit late, but the one with the dark colour on top may be artists' conk.
Thank you for this information. Here in Massachusetts we have an abundance of turkey tail mushrooms. Last year I dried a number of them and would love to know if you think they still have their beneficial properties in tact? They are in a sealed container and were somehow ended up in an out of site location on my shelve. Thank you for any information you can provide. Happy collecting God's abundant supplies and stay healthy.
In all my herbalism studies I was told that properly stored herbs - including mushrooms are good for up to two years! And you are more than welcome for the information!
Turkey tails benifits are water soluble in hot tea
back again, this time having found them on branches fallen from a birch, finally now with all three i'll make tea. thanks so much.
You are most welcome!!
Thank you so much I was wondering if you would sell some of the mushrooms you find my son is a stage 4 brain cancer survivor going on over 8 and a half yrs
Please email me Kevin. info (at) ediblewildfood (com)
Great video! I also cut up and freeze the birch polypore and artists conk, then put in tea as needed.
Thank you! And nice!!
thank you
You are most welcome!
Great video, and very easy and clear explainations of use. Thank you.
Thank you!
I usually harvest these for there Amadou.
Some are a blonde cream colour. And i think older ones with a harder outer that are a darker chocolate. What time is best to get maximum amadou havested? Appreciate any feedback or ideas. Cheers jas from New Zealand. 🌏🌿🥝🌿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿
The queen of mushrooms Rishi
Something else to keep my eyes open for. I'm curious what mushroom grew on birch trees? White like store bought mushrooms. The person who offered them to me said 'any mushroom' growing on birch was fine for consumption (which I don't believe). However, the ones he offered up were good & he took the 1st bite
Not all fungi on birch (living or dead) is edible - good instincts Wayne!!!
Birch polypore make a good medicinal tea. It doesn't taste very good but has all the great properties of medicinal mushrooms. Makes a good wound covering too. That's what i use it for. Chaga also grows on birch. It's a great musroom too.
@@timothylongmore7325 These were white & very tasty. If you didn't know better, you would think they were bought at the store.
@@brucewayne2091 Maybe oyster? I don't harvest oyster. Yet. I've heard they are delicious but there're so many varieties I'm not sure whats whats.
@@timothylongmore7325 no idea but you've given me an idea what it might be. Not like I'm going picking without a solid reference or someone who knows 100%
Thank you so much.
You are most welcome!!
I wish i knew mushrooms like you i have a forest of mushrooms near me and i don't know what is what. How did you learn about mushrooms?
NEARLY all of the polypores are safe, whether terrestrial or arboreal. You should get a mushroom field guide and study it well. Some of the best edible terrestrial mushrooms have look-alikes that are not safe. You need to be sure.
Years of studying! There are still many out there I need to learn more about!! Learning about nature is a lifelong learning journey!
@@notmyworld44 thanks i honestly didn't think of a field guide ill look for some ☺
@@notmyworld44 Indeed!!
@@RaechelleJ Lone Pine Publishing has some AMAZING guides - but it depends on your geographic location!
I found a all white looking polypore that resembles reishi a bit. Is there a albino reishi?
Not to my knowledge. On a dead birch? If so possibly a birch polypore.
Hi Karen , thanks for this video. It answered my questions about artist conk, but i have a question, Can I add chaga and red belted to your recommended trio, turkey tail, birch polypore, artist conk to make my tea? I also found some late fall polypore/ resinous polypore today but I am not sure if it can be used for tea as well, please reply me. Thanks , I also have subscribed to your RUclips Channel, and visited your website 😀
Absolutely! Be sure to add some to your coffee as well! I tried using resinous polypore but was not too fond of it. I tried dehydrating them as well but it takes a while due to their moisture content. I would not make tea with these though. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for subscribing and visiting my website!!!!
Thank you for the reply, I will research more about the resinous polypore, I hope there is a good use for it as I harvested quite a few today. Thanks once again 🍄🙋♀️. God bless 🙏
@@OPAffiliateSPage Be sure to try this recipe.... it is not bad!! wpamushroomclub.org/recipes/ischnoderma-resinosum-jerky/
Lovely video, now drinking my first Applanatum cuppa tea, with some Rosemary, Mullein and honey, mmmmm.... :)
Thank you - - and your beverage sounds amazing!!!
I harvested a bunch of Ganoderma, but I've never tried using them for tea. How do you know if they are too old to use? I found some very fresh ones I left overnight in my dehydrator, but I have some I'm a little iffy on using. The bottoms are still white but very tough to break apart and the insides are fairly dark. Are those no good to use?
When cutting off an artist conk you can easily tell if it is fresh by the underside. I cut them up into small pieces as soon as i get home and I let them air dry - then I store them in mason jars.
@@EdibleWildFood-1 can you not use the older Conk? I found over a kilogram today, one huge old, dark brown, almost black Conk, with 3 new conks growing out of it. the oldest, dark piece is still bright white on the underside
@@PWEIcom If it is almost all black I would be hesitant to use it.
Amazing. You are incredibly knowledgeable. Thank you dearly for sharing. ❤
Nihal thank you for your very kind words. I thank you for watching!
Can you or someone refer to a study paper or other materials that cover the Artists conk medicinal values?
Here is one... further research you can easily search at Google Scholar! Always search by its Latin name! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29953351/
I was advised to not touch any conks that are on dead trees! But i trust you more! 😀 Thanks for your enthusiasm and knowledge! I
Ah but there are many conks that are highly beneficial to our health!
artist conks can be found on live or dead trees. Usually when on a live tree they are growing on a dead portion. Just make sure its that rich brown color all the way through. Not white layers. Although that can be cut away.
❤how hot the water should I use to make tea?
Boil the water!
Do you have to dehydrate the artist conch before you make a tincture?
No!!!
@@EdibleWildFood-1 Thank you! 😊
@@tegg610 Thank you for watching!!!
Hi,your videos are amazing 😁, I just found ganoderma applanatum and was wondering what temperature should I set to Dehydrate to avoid damaging any Health properties for later tea uses
I air dry mine to be on the safe side!!
Oh, I dry mine in the oven , at 60°F . For like 2hrs then I put it in my freezer to make sure they won't get moldy as I am not sure if they are dried up enough . I am a newbie.
Is there a way to make a tincture without alcohol?
The only way I am aware of is to use organic apple cider vinegar.
I collected tons of these to sell. A buyer in PA advertised they wanted them. I didn't sell any. They said they were overstocked. They were Chinese buyers of these , reishi and ginseng. I have several chinese buyers of reishi and they knew nothing of artist conks. Just a warning to foragers. Don't pick them to sell. Just pick what you need.
Absolutely! Only pick what you need! Thank you for sharing this!!
Hi! Great video - quick question for you... I have had Artist's conk sitting in alcohol for about 6 months and I haven't shaken them in 2 months... do you think that they would still be okay to strain out and use? I'm a newbie to this and curious.
Thank you for the kind words, and yes - it will be fine!!
I found an artist conk in my backyard on our pepper tree had to Google what it was and came across your video, thanks, just wondered how long you air dry yours for? and do you take the whole thing at once off the tree? it's about 25cm
I’ve read that if you want it to continue to grow only take a couple of the outside layers
@@WildAcreWood that may be the case with living trees but at least in dead or fallen trees, the mycelium will be throughout the whole tree so it will just grow back, a bit like picking grassland mushrooms
@@PWEIcom most definitely if the tree is dead. I guess that person didn’t specify. I take down trees for a living so the ones I normally find are on the trees. We are taking down anyway.
I just harvested some artist conk today, here in Southern Georgia. Looking forward to trying this recipe. Are you familiar with trametes cubensis? Does it have medicinal properties.
Nice!! I am vaguely familiar with Trametes cubensis. All I know it to be beneficial for is that it has anti-inflammatory properties. How to safely harness that I don't know. Perhaps this link may help you to investigate this further. www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/23/7311
I just saw some today, on roots heaved from those damn Bradford Pears we had removed. Literally in my back yard!! Who knew?
Great video! I just found 3 polypores, growing near my home in Northern Michigan. It's mid-March, and I wasn't sure if they are reishi or artists conk. I harvested one of them, as it appears quite fresh, with the pore surface nice and smooth, white, and still a bit sponngy. Your video helped me determine that they're reishi, more red and shiny like varnish. I plan on making tea. I don't think this could be this year's growth, this early, but I am not sure it could be in this good of condition from last year's growth. We're having weird weather here though, with some very springlike days in February. What do you think?
I'm in southern Ontario and we also have had that same weird weather. Last week it was so warm - many plants are coming up. This week - back to flurries and cold temps. A roller coaster!
Thank you so much!!
Thank you for watching!
Beautifully presented and i love your accent, I'm presuming Canadian, in particular words like "about" "road", something about the way you pronounce 'oa' 'ou'. Get plenty more of those words into your videos please!.... 🙏💖
Ah thank you!! And thanks for watching!
I had grown this mushroom last year on longan wood log in rainy season.
Cool!!
I have some mushrooms how can l get your help to tell me it saved to consume
You have to get a 100% for first. Once identified, then it can be determined if it is safe or not. My book may be able to help you. If you are in Canada then Amazon.ca www.amazon.com/dp/168539387X?maas=maas_adg_636C4D318AE979166D6D6EB13FF26D45_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas
Hi. Any idea if a tea or tincture will work topically?
Also i presume its antiparasitic properties come from eating the mushroom? A bit like seed husks? The Artist's Conk, like other polypors, has an amazing bark like consistency
I do not know - sorry about that!
Great post.
Thank you so much!
I’ve found polypores on cut pecan tree stomps. Can those be used for tea or is it just from birch trees.
Artist conks grow on dead wood or in wounds of living deciduous trees!
I have some (just noticed) on visible roots from a tree that was badly removed. Just fascinating to see how fast they change. Now I want to go out into the trees to see what else might be going on out there. Bought a single grow bag to get familias.
Is this lactinea? I thought I had turkey tail, but the poly pore I have has a thick base where it attaches to the tree and you cannot remove from tree by hand! Where turkey tail you can peel off the tree. I read there is one bracket polypore that is poisonous, so trying to discover if mine is safe.
No - it is not - artist conk. Sometimes turkey tails don't peel off well - and when they do, part of it often remains. Hapalopilus nidulans is the only polypore I am aware of that is poisonous.
Thank you sharing! I have got some Artist conk this week from a tree our council has listed to chop 'last week'. I would like to make a tea but can you confirm are they washed first, and how long leave to stew in tea, or do you boil them etc. Various tips on the web all very different. Also once dried out (just leave in open space?) How long can they be stored in mason jars? Thank you very much 🤗
I chop it into small pieces then let it sit to dry for a few days. After one year in mason jars they beneficial constituents will greatly lessen. Be sure to store in a cupboard - away from any heat source. I have never washed them. I steep them about a half hour then enjoy as a tea - but I often add in some mint for a nicer flavor.
Apakah kesehatan anda menjadi lebih baik setelah minum air ganoderma ?
Jamur keong artis sangat sehat sebagai minuman.
Terima kasih atas jawabannya.
Saya kira itu jenis jamur ganoderma atau reishi
@@AbdulAziz-xo4bi Terima kasih kembali.
That stuff looks good
question, I've been taught the fungi needs to go through double extraction, first alcohol then water. So you don't extract with water after the alcohol?
You can - many constituents are extracted in the alcohol though.
I would and combine the two. Many of the polysachirides are in the water extract. Alcohol gets the triterpenes. You want both.
We used to break these off as kids and draw on them I had no idea these were medical
Hi found a beautiful artist fungus I believe. Would like to send ua pic to confirm.
You can email it to info (at) ediblewildfood (dot) com!
Its not rare to see 30 in where i go
Lucky you!!
Turkey tails great
I have this one grown my dead coconut tree
Awesome!
100
I rather have bepis
We have plenty of this in our forest.
Awesome!
Look at the conks