# Benefits of Mushrooms?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 28, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-mushrooms/702787 "2014-10-28T19:01:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-mushrooms/702787/21 "2014-10-29T18:06:56Z")

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Regular mushrooms are fine, especially mixed with bottled water and slime gel for health potions; but you really want to find those glowing blue mushrooms or even pixie dust to make your potions even stronger. Oh, and you need to kill at least one boss to summon the Dryad.  
Oops! Been playing too much Terraria, again…

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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-mushrooms/702787/22 "2014-10-29T23:51:34Z")

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> [@Fishtar](#):
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> Agaratine is thought to have anti viral properties as well. So that might balance out the weak carcinogenic properties.

“Thought to have” by who?

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