Iam studing the medicinal values of this type of mashroom which is found in the tribal areas of knnour district and sirmour district of himachal pardesh india. Its local name is GUCCHI. The villagers go for hunting after their is a lighting of clouds. They belive it sprouts or cones out of the earth due to the lighting in the sky. Moreover, it is belive that the colour blind people can't see it.It is a priced herb in the state. The soup of this is taken by the locals as they belive that it has got anticancer properties their are many more deasies in which it is cosiderd to be benifital for health. The herb grows in clusters in the moist forest of pine trees. Their is much more which can be shared about the properties of this type of fungus.
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