By Asunta Simoloka
Termitomyces titanicus mushrooms, believed to be the largest edible mushrooms, grow wildly at the beginning of the rainy season in Zambia.
The impressive nutritional profile of termitomyces titanicus mushrooms underscores the healing power of nature and exemplifies the nutritional superiority of village style diets.
Generally, mushrooms have robust amounts of vitamin D, a potent mood booster effective for fighting depression and easing stress. Plus, vitamin D is widely recognized for successfully controlling blood pressure and cutting the risk for stroke.
Mushrooms are also abundant in plant based protein, used by the body to build new cells, boost the immune system, and perform various essential cell functions.
Termitomyces titanicus mushrooms are packed with a wide array of anti oxidants including phenols, flavonoids, and beta carotene.
These anti oxidants reduce damage to body cells therefore enhancing immunity and improving the body’s ability to fight hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, and just about any disease.
Anti oxidants in termitomyces titanicus mushrooms also have anti aging qualities that fight wrinkles and give you a youthful appearance.
Also present are compounds known as tocopherols which are equipped with tremendous scavenging power to eliminate toxins from the system, profoundly cutting the possibility of disease.
The combination of antioxidants in termitomyces titanicus mushrooms possesses extremely formidable anti cancer properties that not only reduce existing cancerous cells but also prevent new cancer cells from forming.
Anti oxidants in termitomyces and other types of mushrooms are capable of suppressing prostate and breast cancer cells. Like other mushrooms, termitomyces are a great source of selenium, another powerful nutrient proven by research to be exceedingly effective for fighting prostate cancer.
In addition to all these nutrients, termitomyces and other mushrooms are high in beta glucans, compounds that have an overwhelmingly positive influence in building a strong immune system.
The nutritional composition of termitomyces titanicus corroborates some traditional African beliefs that eating termitomyces microcarpus mushrooms, a similar variety to termitomyces titanicus, can restore health.
Other types of mushrooms are healthy too. Japanese medicine recognizes maitake and shiitake mushrooms for cancer treatment while research strongly suggests that shiitake mushrooms fight HIV.
Healthy living tip
A study found that eating beans and other legumes reduced the risk of heart disease by 82 percent
I am based in Dar es Salaam. Tanzania. I enjoyed reading the story about the mighty mushroom. During the next season of the growth of the titanic mushroom. I plan to visit Zambia to taste it. Should I plan to come to Lusaka, or to another city/town? Best regards.
Keto Mshigeni
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very informative.but is it larger than stropheria?
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In france it goes for £500 to £5000 a plate in one of those luxury hotels,our government should start exporting it or is there someone whom i can trust to be shipping it for me in perfect condition, it has to be perfect as in every way.
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Haa i don’t like mushrooms…but i may consider them this year..some of us ran away from the villages because of too much mushroom relish and now u want to convince me that i ran away from good health.. basiiisi mebo ndanyongana.
Good educative article. I don’t take any type of mushroom but I used to like them before I was stopped due to strong reaction(allergic)against it. However, let us encourage people to take such natural foods which have great protective and body building qualities. Each season has its own natural fruits and vegetables which are for our own good. please go radio and TV if we are to capture many Zambians otherwise food abuse and jurk foods are at every corner.
Powerful educative article but the availability of mushrooms is very limited only 2 about a quarter in one year. I will maximize eating them this season.i enjoy your articles.keep it up.
i eat mushrooms through out the year, nowonder you call us bakabolala we are just too intelligent… wilatalika just ask me the secret ,just buy enough especially when they are cheap, boil as much as you can,put the boiled mushroom in clean plastic bags and not ayakutola and wala…put the mushroom on the freezer. lastly defrost some in june, july ,august,sep,oct, nov and then invite some chipata chaps for lunch.
How do you manage with consistent power cuts? the idea though is good
I should have liked an article on home grown clean mushrooms, not this promotion of primitive gathering life styles.
My favorite ichikolwaa! thanks for the educative info.
Ichikolowa