Surprising Uses for Fungi You May Not Know

[@sussekind9717]

The thing I love the most about fungus, is it shows how interconnected all of nature is. It's a great tool when teaching young children science. A few mushroom kits, that can grow fist sized mushrooms in a week, and the kids can even watch it happen (Children are often way too impatient to wait for an entire growing season for vegetables), it fascinates them. One child even took the substrate block home with her after harvest, and did a few of her own little experiments. She continued misting it with water and take caring of it, until it produced a second and eventually a 3rd crop of mushrooms! Children are natural scientists, you just have to let them go.

[@trishapellis]

@Isabella .. Are you a bot? Because where is the sense in responding to a post about children growing button mushrooms with a sales pitch for mind-altering substances..? You're a bot, right? Might want to, you know... actually include a handle, because you're making publicity for nothing.

[@KatieTheDev]

@@trishapellis definitely was a bot

[@Hakusan75]

@@trishapellis and on an educational video, of all things. Maybe I'm missing something, like "there's a magic mushroom lover behind every respectable scientist."

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

OP never specified hallucinogenic mushrooms, for goodness' sake! There are normal, edible ones.

[@rogue3398]

Speaking from personal experience, the description of anxiety as hyper-consciousness is ABSOLUTELY correct. I impatiently await any sort of opportunity to legally try psilocybin.

[@reasonsvoice8554]

Go out in september and find some 😉

[@awaredeshmukh3202]

It's so true, it's like hyperawareness of everything that could possibly go wrong without any sense of scale to it. You're simply way too conscious of everything to process it all

[@chaoticdusk1316]

Honestly same, it sounds like it would be Amazing to not have my brain running a mile a minute. I'd love to know what it's like to actually experience a normal calm mental state instead of the hodgepodge of racing thoughts that I live with.

[@arthas640]

​@@reasonsvoice8554 sadly people have over harvest many mushrooms. When I was a kid you could gather a bag full in a couple hours just outside of town, by my teens it took twice as long and you had to hike quiet a distance, by my early 20s a team of us were finding about as much as what 1 person could gather in my childhood and it took longer. The fact that there's rising prices for wild mushrooms and whole sale companies can pay cash to anyone who's willing to sell meant it became a great way for legal and illegal immigrants to make a lot of money in a season so they clear cut forests and year after year go further and further afield.

[@anyascelticcreations]

Those hallucinogenic shrooms Hank talked about have also been clinically shown to cure severe cluster headaches, which are extremely similar to migraines. Even at very low doses. Like, below the dose needed to trip.

[@frankied.roosevelt6232]

Not cure; better manage.

[@a2pabmb2]

@@frankied.roosevelt6232 Right, it'll get rid of your migrane but you'll still need to keep some more on hand for your next headache.

[@kerinholmstrom250]

The key here is cure....the medical community doesn't like that word, they want to treat. There's no money in cure!

[@anyascelticcreations]

@@kerinholmstrom250 Yep. And no money in mushrooms.

[@anyascelticcreations]

@@frankied.roosevelt6232 Mine were gone for many years. I spent 20 years without a moment of no pain. Sometimes so excruciating I would just lay on the floor and cry. I understood why some people drilled holes in their heads. That's how bad the pain often was. After two microdoses the pain was gone most of the time and maybe a 0.5 on a 1-10 pain scale sometimes. But never anything worse than that. I remained that way for years (until I got COVID). I would call that awfully close to a cure.

[@caddy272]

Can attest to this. Was extremely depressed, for years. Spent 3 yrs alone and disabled. Worked hard through physical therapy and got back to work and still suicidal. Did one large dose of mushrooms 2 yrs ago and have not had any depression since. Good and bad days yes. But no depression.

[@The.Renovator]

I'm glad that we're finally realizing that the war on drugs was incredibly stupid, who knows the amount of people in the past who just needed a heroic dose of shrooms but instead turned to alcohol to cope with their probems.

[@EtakehOh]

"heroic doses of shrooms" is a wonderful phrase.

[@KOKO-uu7yd]

I can think of quite a few alcoholics that would likely apply to😒

[@ravineshsingh3033]

Well to stop abuse they stopped drugs

[@ferengiprofiteer9145]

@@ravineshsingh3033 Who stopped drugs? Outlawing just increases profits. More cash, more influence.

[@slikskils1603]

Mushrooms changed my life and perspective for the better. I don't give all credit, but it is significant still. Though, shrooms don't come without issues or abuse (happy to discuss if any are curious to try but nervous), alcohol is truly evil and i have seen it destroy so many ppl in my life.

[@PetAllDogs]

Jumping on the psilocybin is good train, it has extremely promising medicinal uses with few if any noted long term problems, unlike opioids which are highly addictive and extremely dangerous but have definite short term benefits. But they usually over prescribed so a lot of people get addicted.

[@EtakehOh]

Yay for Oregon for legalizing psilocybin for clinical use! Oddly, partly in thanks to the Dr Bronner's soap guy.

[@ZedaZ80]

o_0

[@KOKO-uu7yd]

Ummm... that soap with the wild labels? I've wondered about that and, long ago, tried some research. ????

[@stevepowsinger733]

Probably disallowed for non-residents.

[@robbob1866]

I occasionally enjoy a small amount of Psilocybin in my Saturday morning coffee which i find a great way to start the weekend but in all my time using it I've never hallucinated, even with an accidental over dose.I just feel happy and relaxed. It's really fantastic for those of us that can't afford therapy as well

[@paadoxal]

that sounds amazing! is it expensive?

[@7Alberto7]

Amen 🍄🙏

[@Lanteader]

@@paadoxal Here it's around 10-20 a gram but expect more depending on where you live. You can also look into growing them yourself. Remember to always do your research.

[@paadoxal]

@@Lanteader thanks:) i'll look into that, i live in europe and my guess is it's best to look for them myself

[@MyHouseOnTheMoon]

My very first Golden Teacher magic mushrooms showed up today! It has been about a month since I germinated my spores, and I found the first little caps started growing from the mycelium! I cant wait to see how they work!

[@archangel996]

"if you didn't think dirt could carry disease, it can" tetanus: *enters the chat*

[@AnyMotoUSA]

Anthrax too...

[@glenngriffon8032]

And Parvo

[@lenabreijer1311]

One of my work colleagues got tetanus at a picnic by stepping on something sharp. He went from a rolypoly guy to a skeleton by the time he was back at work months later. He was lucky to survive. Needless to say we all got our boosters asap.

[@Pussmash]

@@lenabreijer1311 lmfao at least dude didn't get rabies. He probably would've turned to a zombie before he went to see a doctor :O

[@lenabreijer1311]

@@Pussmash no he was part of a big Greek family. Between his wife, his mother, grandmother and cousins and aunts he would have been hauled off pretty fast. What is shocking is how a small puncture wound can kill you fast in a really nasty way. It used to be called Lockjaw. Because all your muscles locked up and spasmed. We all got to hear the gory details.

[@Yashuop]

Your consistency and quality of content never disappoints! ❤️

[@NexuJin]

Consider the amount of "smartshops" (that sells psilocybin) we have here in Amsterdam. It's not illegal everywhere. But we have weird drug related laws here. Mushrooms are illegal, but truffels aren't.

[@trishapellis]

I wondered about that when I was there, it seems they don't sell the shrooms but they do sell some kind of starter to grow them?

[@hititwithit]

@@trishapellis Yes, grow kits are legal too.

[@paulmillcamp]

Yeah there was a shroom scare in the Netherlands in the late 2000s, because several tourists' deaths were possibly linked to shrooms. So, the Dutch government then moved to ban all over-the-counter sales of shrooms, pretty much just to prevent tourists from getting their hands on them

[@reasonsvoice8554]

The truffles were good too Strongest ones they had on a burger before the flight home Best flight ever!!!

[@Esrom_music]

Since we're getting our coffee nerd on I'll mention that the foul bitter tasting Robusta is also generally higher in caffeine.

[@JiveDadson]

Try a small pinch of salt. Some people find that salt smooths out Robusta.

[@sukai121]

I still can’t believe that psilocybin shrooms are still illegal. I also understand it should definitely have a limit and should start out in the medical field. There is so much research affirming microdosing but the majority of people who haven’t tried shrooms just think that if you take any amount you’ll trip balls 🙄

[@Inauria913]

Agreed! Even if you did, what's so awful about that? A lot of those sorts of laws are outdated or based on misinformation or plain lies, and only upheld by outdated people perpetrating those lies and misinformation. Boomers. It's cliché and overused a lot, but it's actually boomers this time.

[@jeremysender]

i am 46 and have only recently began to experiment with psychedelics during lockdown, ketamine, Psilocybin and DMT. I have found it to have opened my eyes to who and what I am and my own conscious state as well as help me with compassion and understanding of others. States I would have never understood without those amazing compounds.

[@Whatever-mx3bt]

I heard of Ketamine, especially for those with the rare platelet disorder I have it will benefit that. ITP causes spontaneous aggregation of platelets, Ketamine slows that down.

[@raeperonneau4941]

As a Therapist friend of mine used to say, “In the war on drugs… drugs won. Can we stop wasting money on it now?” We need to stop pretending that we’re still Puritan’s and start dealing with the reality of modern science.

[@fritagonia]

Amazing video. You never stop delivering high-quality researched videos. Thanks. And the moral of the story is that mono-cultures (only growing coffee beans) is a really bad idea. If one fungus/insects finds the weakness in one plant - all plants in that field dies with it. Variety creates resilience.

[@xevios.9336]

The “all but one patients lost feelings of depression” hit me hard.

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

The dosings involved are considered to be micro dosages and are non-likely to produce any kind hallucinatory effects visually or auditory.

[@mysaga]

Wouldn't it be possible to simulate the growing conditions (Weather, Soil composition, Moister, as well as chemical atmosphere) to lab grow the Coffee Beans? i suppose you could also transplant them in area's that will mimic the conditions they live in if necessary the Ozark Mountains for example are moist enough and provide areas of shade or I suppose you could grow in a greenhouse to regulate temperature and humidity levels

[@militantpacifist4087]

You forgot that some can turn you giant like Mario has been.

[@matmirza5376]

I have severe headache for 12 years. The worst period is at the start when I was only 10 continued till my 14. I've heard from a ship's crew that certain shroom can reduce severe headache. I can never obtain it because it is not legal. For 1 or 2 month a year, I would push my thumb to my eyes and bang my head because it hurt so bad.

[@Mallowolf]

I already love fungi a lot! (A shirt is a good idea) Great video!

[@Overkillairsoftteam1]

Finally! An account like this talks about the benefits of psilocybin, can’t wait till it takes off

[@TobyLegion]

You are aware that it is a compilation of (much) older videos ...?

[@Pussmash]

California has started some bills to legalize mushrooms. I bought some in Oregon from a dispensary just a month ago. It's definitely catching on.

[@DMFH2A]

love the content. Sad to say that humans seem to reliably pick profit over content... even with fruit. That holds true to every culture across the globe.

[@nameless1016]

saddest is, you go to the grocery store for veggies, you get a lot of choices..dead animal food, many many choices...fungus, a few at best. we are build to break down polysaccharides.

[@frankied.roosevelt6232]

I receive regular high dose ketamine infusions over 3 to 4 days every 6 weeks for a chronic pain condition called CRPS Pathogenically rooted in the autonomic small fiber nerve bundle destruction of post EBV/flu induced autoimmune disease. Last year in April while I was still at the hospital tripping like heckk between the infusion and other antipsycotics to limit the hallucinations, I started to have an extremely strong panic episode at 3am on the last of the infusion. I had this feeling of total earth shaking and heart crumbling around my cat, who was my best friend for the past decade. I was so hysterical that it got to a point where they made me call my parents at 3am because no sedation would calm me down and I kept trying to get out of the bed. They thought I was being overdramatic because my late cat best friend display no physical signs of his life ending any time soon and seemed relatively healthy earlier in the day when they stopped in to check on him. They found him passed away in his sleep, still curled up in his kitty ball that he rolled his body into every night when we would go to sleep for the night. I always said he was my soul mate packaged in a tiny cat body, Having saved my life from septic shock 4 times by freaking out at me, even though I had no awareness of any symptoms yet, myself. He kept me fighting and loving me so strongly and giving me purpose and strength to makenit through times where I thought life wasn't worth living. I would not be alive if it weren't for that baby boy of mine. My mom believes that he was waiting till I was gone to say goodbye to save me the pain of finding him or watching him suffer. All this to say that I truly know from a personal place that psychedelicss accidentally gave Me that opportunity to say goodbye and have closure with the passing of my soul kitty. I truly believe I would've been destroyed and chaotic towards my own well being if it hadn't been for the letamine infusion being ran at that point.. it's also helped put my severe chronic pain into a better, more manageable position too.

[@AB-ee5tb]

❤

[@winblasers2]

Hank is such a Fun-Guy

[@SevCaswell]

In regards to the algae-bacteria-sea slug sumbiosis, basically scientists have discovered a new cell structure rather than a new bacteria, because if the bacteria can't live anywhere but in the cells of the algae then they are PART of the algae. This is almost certainly how mitochondria became part of our ancestors cells.

[@TristanJCumpole]

The cool thing about language is that some people pronounce "psilocybin" as "psilocybin", and others, "psilocybin".

[@jovanmcintyre7334]

There’s also companies like MindMed that are synthesizing non-hallucinating psychedelics that can be used medically so people can have the mind expanding elements, without the fear of tripping balls.

[@kurochandog9472]

Good to know more about something I eat in the morning.

[@beastamer1990s]

I eat mine at noon.

[@misteraskman3668]

Yes, this video is right: Fungi are the best form of life, the peak of evolution, Gods on earth, the begining and the end. And yes, plats and bateria can suck it. (I am a bitter biotech student, bitter with plants and bacteria getting more atrention that my bevolved fungi, and bitter because there are like 8 clases in total about planst and bacteria, but only 1 about fungi.)

[@ardin1437]

same, as a bitter fungi lover planning on becoming a mycologist

[@ferengiprofiteer9145]

All of France's grapes are grown on Texas wild grape rootstock. (I seem to recall) Graft coffee.

[@ArtingInMuhPJs46811]

You guys are so awesome!

[@DoctaOsiris]

Here in the UK 🇬🇧 magic mushrooms aren't actually as illegal as most places, especially America (yes Americans, there are other countries in the world 🤭) preparing magic mushrooms is obviously illegal, carrying them is too, but, the loophole? If you consume them where you pick them it's not illegal, unless obviously you take a pan and try boiling them, but if you find them (and they're everywhere around October) and you consume them as you pick them you can't be arrested. I remember when I was younger there was a well known area for them growing in abundance and the police would drive around watching people to make sure we weren't taking them with us or preparing them properly, it was actually 2 officers who told me about the law regarding it 🤣

[@VoidHalo]

Heh I happen to be brewing some of my own wine right now. Made out of juice from carrots, beets, strawberries, bananas and a bunch of added sugars. I'm just doing a small batch as proof of concept to see if the process works. But so far 24 hours in, my yeasties have had to be burped a few times (just doing it in a bottle). Even when I took a small amount out to do some tests on it, I could see it bubbling away like a carbonated drink. Makes me wonder if it would taste carbonated, but I'm wary of tasting it. Even though it smells pretty good. I don't plan on drinking it per se. I plan on fermenting it further to make it into some crazy and probably inedible vinegar.

[@bugguyonline]

thats very cool

[@justinreinstein3025]

Ah! Depression and anxiety are overconsciousness.

[@ThunderMuffinMan]

I like when Hank said "[...]outlook not so good." He's like a magic 8 ball.

[@rogerszmodis]

I’m growing Psilocybe azurescens right now I use them for fun and my wife uses them for migraines and fun.

[@icedragonair]

The war on drugs demonized a lot of things and generally was ineffective and often made things worse. Also the coffee thing sounds less like the mushrooms fault and more like OUR fault.

[@平和-v1z]

Great compilation! ^^

[@bhami]

Thanks for listing the original episodes, but could you please also chapterize this compilation and list the jump points.

[@upsettingrock1]

Seems a bit overkill imo

[@meowsforlife2179]

From experience and also being in rehabs and I'm just spending a lot of time in the community for over a decade I can say like almost certainty that acid and mushrooms do not fix addiction. They may help quite a bit with the depression and anxiety and other stuff like that which helps with being more capable of curbing drug abuse but the effects are like most things temporary. If we prescribed it even if not daily, even tiny amounts can cause hallucinations and a body high sometimes intense enough to potentially put them in danger when out and about especially if their driving. But most people I see it ended up just being mentally or whatever addicted to that and as soon as they stop taking shrooms or while they're doing them they would go back to using. And be nice if it was an actual fix. Not a temporary cushion. I'm glad people are looking into these things more though. While not perfect some illegal substances have lots of medicinal potential.

[@moogleydoot]

aw no mycelium in construction? That's one of the most interesting imo

[@johnphantom]

Fungi is a West Indian side dish made of a mixture of cornmeal, okra, butter and salt. Try it if you get the chance.

[@brandondavidson4085]

When you've watched so much SciShow that you've seen all these clips before

[@ryanc473]

Nothing like a nice shroom trip to help you handle death. Accrual pretty impressive that there even is a drug that can handle such an immense task

[@dalton6173]

There is also a vast difference between taking psilocybin for therapy / self-awareness and taking it to have a good time/party

[@masterimbecile]

A fun guy can also lighten up the mood at a party.

[@lindaedvardsson4218]

In many ways even..😌

[@Articulate99]

Always interesting, thanks.

[@paranoiarpincess]

Idk, when I hear "symbiotic" I think Spiderman comics, specifically: Venom.

[@glenngriffon8032]

I think "Dax".

[@Frezzed]

Hank From the past! HELP USSSSS!!!!!

[@kimbratton9620]

😆

[@maryrosekent8223]

That was absolutely fungalicious!!

[@ditto7380]

This channel is growing on me...

[@kimbratton9620]

🍄

[@paranoiarpincess]

Hah fungus pun. Nice.

[@mcuddy799]

Symbiosis in a sentence: there was once a fungus and an algae that took a likin’ to each other.

[@TheVigilAngel]

Instead of don’t get hooked on own supply. I wouldn’t buy it if I wouldn’t use it myself.

[@ZA-mb5di]

Regarding the coffee segment: I'm actually getting a coffee plant for Christmas and before you ask; yes it will be grown indoors.

[@AmyChappell]

Awww Baby Hank! ❤

[@nickbrockelman]

Psilocybin containing mushroom SPORES are legal, Hank-from-the-past. At least in USA.

[@user-qx7tm5df8j]

5:20 that shirt is vile 😂

[@randallhesse5011]

I've learned that generally I like the taste of african coffee best.

[@Wheretherivermeets]

Where do I get this "I love fungi" merch?

[@a_e_hilton]

If someone can make this in the style of I ❤️ NY merch, I will be so down

[@zebrababy9019]

Why are scientists so restricted? It's sad

[@Chris_winthers]

Like all the problems, ronald Reagan. Probably

[@ikkeheltvanlig]

4:33 Hank.... Making them illegal is what is putting them on the streets.

[@MrKydaman]

What, they're not just for trippin' balls? Who knew???

[@lindaedvardsson4218]

😉

[@richardjones2964]

I love the video and all of y’alls other ones. Can we please get the stamps or whatever that make it so we can jump from topic to topic?

[@WinklermachtFanmanagement]

is hank with yellow shirt on blue wall a coincidence? i dont think so

[@MationGaming]

Hank, why would you say that keeping it off the streets is one thing? You are feeding the propaganda that mushrooms are dangerous and shouldn't be used recreationally. 4:34

[@longcastle4863]

Have already noticed bananas don't taste as good as they used to. Some hardly taste at all now : _(_

[@philipb2134]

There might be opportunities to grow coffee bushes under the shade of solar panels.

[@cottagekitties]

Could halicinogens help treat/cure personality disorders like narcissism or sociopathy?

[@ldmcnutt]

If low elevations, high temperatures and direct sunlight make for lower quality coffees, then why is Kona coffee considered to be a gourmet coffee? It is grown at low elevation, in the tropics and in direct sunlight!

[@xtremej2575]

That is likely EXACTLY why it is considered gourmet. It is not the norm, likely leading to a different taste.

[@alphamech2410]

If you want to trip on to tab of acid you will be up for 3 to 4 days and you have to control your feelings , but you do get hyper senses.

[@TheDuffman1812]

I don’t eat mushrooms with my meals but I’ve always wanted to grow some mushroom. Always thought they were neat

[@cathpalug1221]

Best friend at party. He is such a fun guy. I'll see myself out

[@menosproblemos6993]

I don't think that a change of taste in coffee would be a catastrophe. I think it to be very rare to enjoy the first ever taste of coffee. Though it is addictive, in a other words "an acquired taste"

[@kjracz15]

Coffee huh... I've tried native coffee, corn coffee, rice coffee, and even coconut coffee. Just saying that there are other stuff out there.

[@cvp5882]

A plant we cultivate to such extent it endangers other plants might become endangered from endangering other plants. Not ironic at all...

[@nimbly1693]

Everyone in high school called me mushroom, I was a fun guy (fungi).

[@Vixxenera]

Lol no you didnt just do that 😂😂😂😭😭

[@Roguefem76]

Very punny!

[@BeardedFreedom1]

Bio-remediation the soil with hemp ?

[@TheVigilAngel]

You ever play a game with levels and experience.

[@PhantomQueenOne]

Would you *PLEASE* put Fahrenheit on the screen for those that don't use Celsius and don't want to look it up every time. It really means nothing to many people in the US as we weren't taught it as kids.

[@sikeIgaita]

Hank is a fun guy

[@betterlivingthroughdxm3854]

Psilocybin gets so much press. Ibotenic acid and muscimol needs just as much press if not more.

[@JiveDadson]

I remember the Gros Michele. I miss them.

[@Roguefem76]

I've heard you can still get them in Asia.

[@henryviiifake8244]

Bananas 🤝 Storm Troopers

[@shawn6669]

I'm still worried about the survival of the above mentioned chom choms!!!

[@mickymyko]

hey, that was wheezywaiter! 😂

[@kyledavis463]

0:08 Fungussy

[@SalamanderDancer]

Hank has a time travel machine now? This looks like it was filmed a decade ago.

[@eelkev.8547]

It was, this is a compilation

[@reasonsvoice8554]

Psilocybin is ❤️ Lsd also Dont be scared alcohol is worse Be happy and safe people

[@EddyA1337]

The ingredient in LSD...? You mean LSD? Also I wouldn't say a mushroom trip is milder than LSD... LSD lasts longer sure but one isn't "stronger" than the other they're just different.

[@arjuscarlet55555]

Atleast I'll have tea.

[@danielgolarz2117]

Scishow when can we expect to see a cure for blindness caused by retinol vein occlusion?

[@twocvbloke]

I want the blue bananas that taste like vanilla custard...

[@entityisking]

This is true. I’ve only had shrooms 1 time in my life and it cured my depression

[@lazytommy0]

I can grow with this sea slug *pants grab* lmao

[@nian60]

I sure hope we don't lose bananas. 😭 🍌

[@cleverfitz779]

Good evening everyone

[@pattisweet9780]

What about tea plants, environment and fungi.