Daldinia Concentrica

Common Names: King Alfred's Cake, Coal Fungus

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Medicinal

About

Daldinia concentrica is an inedible ascomycete fungus found worldwide that grows on dead deciduous trees. It produces a range of bioactive compounds such as the antioxidant polyketide concentricol. The coal-like fruiting body was historically used as tinder and in medicinal remedies.

Physical Characteristics

Caps:

No cap, spherical to flattened, 5-15 cm wide. Black and carbonaceous.

Gills:

No gills, interior concentrically zoned.

Helps With

Oxidative Stress

Contains polyketide concentricol with antioxidant activity

Inflammation

Extracts exhibit anti-inflammatory effects in studies

Look Alike Species

	Specie:	Differences:
	Daldinia eschscholzii Edibility: non-edible	Less zonation, found on conifers

Specie:

Daldinia eschscholzii

Edibility:

non-edible

Differences:Less zonation, found on conifers

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References

Use of the Endophytic Fungus Daldinia cf. concentrica and Its Volatiles as Bio-Control Agents

Endophytic fungi are organisms that spend most of their life cycle within plant tissues without causing any visible damage to the host plant. Many endophytes were found to secrete specialized metabolites and/or emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which may be biologically active and assist fungal survival inside the plant as well as benefit their hosts.

2016