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Coral Tooth

Hericium coralloides

Photo by chesterbperry
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35.0007, -85.2077

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Description:

This specimen's glory has faded, but still posses a certain beauty. As with the other members of it's genus, the Coral Tooth is both an excellent edible and valuable medicinal. It is anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, an immunomodulator, and inhibits tumor growth. Also it promotes nerve growth and the production of myelin, making it useful in treating a variety of neurological disorders and injuries.

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