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US 10,881,055 B2Granted
Nutritionally and botanically enhanced mycelial mass
AssigneeBYO Holdings, LLC
InventorsAndrew Hines Miller, Jordan Seth Rubin
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Abstract
The invention is an important innovation in mushroom culture in which not only are mycelia beneficially grown on the novel combination of a grain (or seed) and an herb, in the preferred embodiment of the invention the mycelial mass is grown in a co-fermentation with all of a grain (or seed), an herb and a juice.
Claims4
A method for enhancing the mushroom constituency of edible or medicinal mushrooms consisting essentially of:
- growing at least one fungus selected from the group consisting of Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma japonicum, Ganoderma applanatum, Ganoderma Tsugae, Lentinula edodes, Grifola frondosa, Tremella fuciformis, Tremella mesenterica, Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps militaris, Hericium erinaceus, Polyporus Polyporous umbellatus, Schizophyllum commune, Fomes fomentarius, Inonotus obliquus, Lepiota procera, Auricularia auricula, Tuber melanosporum, Tricholoma matsutake, Hericium coralloides, Trametes versicolor, Phellinus linteus, Poria cocos, Antrodia camphorata, Flammulina velutipes, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus eryngii, and Agaricus blazei
- on a growth medium consisting essentially of a grain or seed selected from the group consisting of black rice, ashwaghandha, cacao nib, black chia seed, flax seed, black quinoa, black sesame, and hemp seed, together with an herbal component selected from the group consisting of a leaf or flower of Cannabis sativa, a leaf or flower of Cannabis indica, sunflower seed, pumpkin seed, spirulina, lemon peel, chili pepper, kelp, alfalfa leaf, watercress, cilantro, sage, thyme, parsley, broccoli seed, mate, green coffee bean, roasted coffee bean, green tea, rhodiola, Siberian ginseng, sea buckthorn berry, black soy bean, olive leaf, cabbage, milk thistle seed, milk thistle leaf, turmeric, bupleurum, artichoke leaf, dandelion leaf, dandelion root, hibiscus flower, ginkgo leaf, bacopa, periwinkle, fava bean, peppermint, hawthorn berry, cardamom, garlic, mung bean, astragalus root, Echinacea purpurea root, echinacea augustifolia root, echinacea augustifolia leaf, elder berry, elder flower, goldenseal leaf, goldenseal root, ginger, orange peel, orange blossom, clove, cinnamon, fennel, bitter orange, bergamot, frankincense tears, holy basil, celery seed, bilberry leaf, gymnema sylvestre leaf, fenugreek, bitter melon, saw palmetto, nettle, red clover blossom, black cohosh, chaste tree berry, dong quai root, hop flower, licorice root, wild yam, thyme leaf, oregano, hyssop, marjoram, American ginseng, ed panax ginseng, white panax ginseng, cruciferous vegetable, schizandra, goji berry, tribulus, velvet bean, cranberry, almond, white quinoa and epimidium, wherein said grain or seed and said herbal component together make up 100% by dry weight of said growth medium, wherein said growth medium is hydrated during use with a hydrating medium.
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