Real Organic Black Dried Morel Mushrooms 

About morchella esculenta

 The morel/morchella is the best hongo of all mushrooms. 

Vitamin D

Mushrooms exposed to sunlight or UV radiation are great sources of dietary vitamin D₂(ergocalciferol).  While most vitamin D supplements contain D₃ (cholecalciferol), dietary D₂ from mushrooms has been shown to be as effective as vitamin D₂ and D₃ supplements in raising and maintaining 25(OH)D levels.

Morel mushrooms contain approximately 206 IUs of vitamin D₂ per 100 grams of fresh material .

 Protection against drug side effects

Research shows, however, that an aqueous-ethanol (water and alcohol) extract from cultivated morel mycelium has the remarkable ability to enhance the internal antioxidant defense system, thereby protecting against toxicity caused by the chemotherapy and antibiotic drugs.

Antioxidants

Antioxidants from morel mushrooms have also been shown to inhibit lipid peroxidation – a process involving tissue damage which, if left unchecked, can lead to inflammation and cancer .

Liver protection

The research that morel mushroom mycelium may provide therapeutic use as a liver-protecting agent.

Immune system activity

A 2002 study analyzed the immuno-stimulatory property of a unique polysaccharide isolated from the morel mushroom.  Known as galactomannan, this compound comprises 2.0% of the dry fungal material, and may work on both innate immunity and adaptive immunity by enhancing macrophage activity.