🏺Ancient Egyptian Medicine
Desert Truffle (Terfez)
mushroom
A truffle is the fruiting body of a subterranean ascomycete fungus, one of the species of the genus Tuber. More than one hundred other genera of fungi are classified as truffles including Geopora, Peziza, Choiromyces, and Leucangium. These genera belong to the class Pezizomycetes and the Pezizales order. Several truffle-like basidiomycetes are excluded from Pezizales, including Rhizopogon and Glomus.
Conditions addressed
How to use
½–1 cup cooked, or 1–2 g powder daily
- Sauté, simmer in broth, or steep dried mushrooms as tea.
- Can also be taken as powder in capsules or smoothies.
Interactions & contraindications
May affect immune activity
Watch for: Immunosuppressants (for transplant or autoimmune conditions)
Immune-stimulating herbs can work against immunosuppressive therapy.