As part of my work, I have been doing literature into mushroom and aloe. More specifically, Agaricus bisporus aka Champignon de Paris aka common White Button mushroom, and Aloe vera Miller (barbardos).
I must say that my delving into these two particular things has definitely opened my knowledge greatly. It isn't that I knew much before, but just the actual staggering amount of stuff present in these two things really, and the depth of some (not all) work that has been done on these two bits of vegetation (though strictly speaking, the mushroom is fungi not vegetable).
Well, I like shrooms, not the hallucinogenic type but your regular buy-at-a-supermarket type, and after reading what I found, I like them even more. They are very, and I mean, *very* good for you. You only have to eat like 100g of them a day for there to be good amounts of everything they contain, and if you think about it, that's practically nothing, that's like the weight of 1/3 of a can of coke.... There is vitamins, minerals, amino acids, antioxidants and fibre, and some of the studies have shown the compounds to be very effective in helping your body. So, go have some mushrooms~
Aloe on the other hand, is a little bit more of a mixed bag. Aloe vera variety (cos there is over 300 recognised aloe species) is one of three commonly used species for 'human' use. The studies are a little less conclusive and definitive compared to the mushroom works but there is evidence that applied externally, it can assist in healing of burns, cuts and frostbite by assisting vascular movement. Taken internally, there is evidence and suggestion that some of their compounds can help in the treatment of peptic ulcers as well as some antioxidant effects.
The down side of aloe though is that there is significant cytotoxicity present in the latex juice and it is currently not possible to process the aloe gel without some of the juice being present. In low dose, it isn't a problem, but if too much is ingested, it is as the term presents, toxic. So, don't go around eating too much of the stuff kiddies, not that you really want to since it is quite a bland tasting thing as far as I know of.
I still have to write up a brief on the aloe, I did the mushroom yesterday though. I don't know when they'll ask me about it and how much depth, but hopefully my research and literature will be sufficient for their needs. Then, I have no idea what they will shuffle me onto looking at next.
I must say that my delving into these two particular things has definitely opened my knowledge greatly. It isn't that I knew much before, but just the actual staggering amount of stuff present in these two things really, and the depth of some (not all) work that has been done on these two bits of vegetation (though strictly speaking, the mushroom is fungi not vegetable).
Well, I like shrooms, not the hallucinogenic type but your regular buy-at-a-supermarket type, and after reading what I found, I like them even more. They are very, and I mean, *very* good for you. You only have to eat like 100g of them a day for there to be good amounts of everything they contain, and if you think about it, that's practically nothing, that's like the weight of 1/3 of a can of coke.... There is vitamins, minerals, amino acids, antioxidants and fibre, and some of the studies have shown the compounds to be very effective in helping your body. So, go have some mushrooms~
Aloe on the other hand, is a little bit more of a mixed bag. Aloe vera variety (cos there is over 300 recognised aloe species) is one of three commonly used species for 'human' use. The studies are a little less conclusive and definitive compared to the mushroom works but there is evidence that applied externally, it can assist in healing of burns, cuts and frostbite by assisting vascular movement. Taken internally, there is evidence and suggestion that some of their compounds can help in the treatment of peptic ulcers as well as some antioxidant effects.
The down side of aloe though is that there is significant cytotoxicity present in the latex juice and it is currently not possible to process the aloe gel without some of the juice being present. In low dose, it isn't a problem, but if too much is ingested, it is as the term presents, toxic. So, don't go around eating too much of the stuff kiddies, not that you really want to since it is quite a bland tasting thing as far as I know of.
I still have to write up a brief on the aloe, I did the mushroom yesterday though. I don't know when they'll ask me about it and how much depth, but hopefully my research and literature will be sufficient for their needs. Then, I have no idea what they will shuffle me onto looking at next.
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Interesting stuff, things I didn't know before! Thanks. :)
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