Nothing marks the on-set of spring better than the first growth of morel mushrooms, in the temperate regions of northern and southern hemispheres. No doubt, these mushrooms are reckoned to be world抯 most nutritious edible fungi and it抯 not bizarre to fetch sky-rocketing prices per dried pound. Most of the morel enthusiasts lay emphasis on the delicious taste and culinary expertise, ignoring the physical effects on the body. Like many other fungal members, it possesses great nutritional and medical properties, which helps in optimizing people抯 health.

Benefits
Here are some of the exceptional characteristics, which make this species of fungal of kingdom, so alluring and high-valued:
?Vitamin D
Mushrooms, which are directly in contact with sunlight or UV radiation, are considered to be high on vitamin D2. Vitamin D is known worldwide for its numeral health benefits, including better immune system, proper development of bones and teeth and resists specific diseases from affecting you. You will be thrilled to find out that approximately 206 IUS of vitamin D2 per 100 grams of fresh component is present in morel mushrooms.
?Protects against drug related side effects
Drugs are known to have side effects, and chemotherapy and antibiotic drugs cause the worst ones. Research has found that a water plus alcohol mixture derived from cultivated morel mycelium mushroom has the ability to protect against the toxicity, resulted from these high powered drugs, hence boosting up the internal defense mechanism.
?Immunity
A recent research revealed that morel mushroom consists of a compound, named as galactomannan that works well on both innate immunity as well as adaptive immunity.

The hunting adventure
Mushroom hunting can be an overall enthralling experience, if you share it with your closed and near ones. The excitement of hunting morel mushrooms is just the half part; the other half is its delicious nutty and earthy flavor, which makes it one of the most hunted wild mushrooms across the globe. Apart from its great taste, it can also be easily spotted and safest to eat among other wild mushrooms.

When and where to find them
Throughout the spring, they are cultivated in sufficient scale. The trees, during that time, just start to bud and so it抯 easy for the sun rays to warm up the earth directly, triggering growth of numerous wildflowers, including morel mushrooms.
There is another kind of mushroom, known as shiitake mushrooms, which are mainly found in Eastern Asia. They are richly cultivated in various Asian countries. It is also considered to be medicinal mushroom, due to its health-promoting properties. Additionally, recent studies have revealed the shiitake mushrooms have the ability to safeguard against cardio-vascular disorders. Along with that, they are also proved to be non-animal source of iron, thus widely consumed.