Scleroderma Mushroom

[dimarzio]

Could the Scleroderma Mushroom actually cause Scleroderma?

[Joelf]

Hi Dimarzio,

 

Well, I've never heard of mushrooms or the spoors from mushrooms as a cause of scleroderma; I would imagine that it gets its name (Scleroderma Citrinum) from the hard skin on the outside of it.

 

Mind you, I wouldn't think it would do you much good if you cooked it and put it on toast; apparently it can cause a very violent digestive upset in the stomach of anyone foolish enough to eat it!

[Badmass]

Dimarzio,

 

To break it down we look at the root words. Sclero meaning "Hard" and derma meaning "Skin".

 

I'm fairly certain we just have Greyscale...