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| | Fomes fomentarius, the tinder polypore (amadou, styptic, touchwood, punk, hoof fungus, amadou Amadouvier), Tom Volk's ... |
 | | This month's fungus is Fomes fomentarius, the tinder polypore, also known as touchwood, punk, hoof fungus, amadou, or Amadouvier. |
 | | Also in this pouch were "several small sharpened flint stones, a small drill-like piece of flint, and slender bone-tool." The fungus must have been very important to the iceman for him to carry it in a special pouch for such a long distance. |
 | | Using modern methods, the tinder polypore has been shown to contain iodine, fomentariol and other substances that really are active against bacteria and against tumors. |
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