• Name: Morel Mushroom
• Scientific Name: Morchella sp.

Description:

Guchi Chyau

A fungus with white, thick, erect, tapering stalk bearing rounded or conical pileus. Cap light yellowish brown, 6-12 cm high, obtusely ovoid; pits largs, ridges sinous, stipe 6-12 cm high, almost smooth, terete or faintly grooved above, sometime pitted grooved below, minutely scurfy, yellowish, browning with age.

Chemical constituents

Protein, amino acid, carotene, aromatic compounds and steroidal are reported from this plant.

Uses:

The decoction or soup is taken during or after fever; paste is applied externally on wound and boils. In Jumla the fruit body of morels is used to heel the cuts, ulcers and colitis. It is also used in fever as light food drink. It is also taken as a nutritious vegetable.