total synthesis for the dictyoquinazols was reported in 2007. The fungus has long been recognised to have antibacterial properties: the addition of the fungus to soup broth was known to prevent it from spoiling for several days. One of the responsible antibiotics, albaflavenone, was isolated in 2011. It is a sesquiterpenoid that was already known from the soil bacterium Streptomyces albidoflavus. Experiments have shown that extracts of P. indusiatus have antioxidant in addition to antimicrobial properties. A 2001 publication in the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms attempted to determine its efficacy as an aphrodisiac. In the trial involving sixteen women, six self-reported the experience of a mild orgasm while smelling the fruit body, and the other ten, who received smaller doses, self-reported an increased heart rate. All of the twenty men tested considered the smell displeasing. The study used fruit bodies found in Hawaii, not the edible variety cultivated in China. The study has received criticism. A way to achieve instant orgasms would be expected to gain much attention and many attempts to reproduce the effect, but none has succeeded. No major science journal has published the study, and there are no studies where the results have been reproduced. Notes and references Notes References Cited literature External links YouTube Time-lapse video of P. indusiatus growth Chinese edible mushrooms Edible fungi Fungi described in 1798 Fungi of Africa Fungi of Asia Fungi of Australia Fungi of Central America Fungi of Mexico Fungi of Oceania Fungi of South America Medicinal fungi Phallales Taxa named by Étienne Pierre Ventenat Fungi without expected TNC conservation status Fungi in cultivation