White fungus, also known as snow fungus and white fungus, is known as the crown of fungi. It was originally a wild natural treasure, and in recent years, the artificial cultivation technology of white fungus has matured. The polysaccharides in Tremella fuciformis can scavenge free radicals, enhance the body's immunity, mobilize lymphocytes, strengthen the phagocytic ability of white blood cells, and stimulate the hematopoietic function of bone marrow.

Tremella prefers warm, moist and well-ventilated environments. It generally takes about nine days for Tremella fungus to fully mature from germination. It is mainly produced in Sichuan, Fujian, Guizhou and other places in China, with large output and good quality in Tongjiang, 10,000 yuan in Sichuan Daxian area and Gutian in Fujian. The unpicked white fungus is snow-white and crystal clear. After picking, a little yellowing is the best.

Tremella has always been regarded by the ancients in China as an elixir for longevity and longevity, and today it is also considered to be nutritious, not only a tonic, but also a good medicine for righteousness. "Shennong's Materia Medica" and other traditional Chinese medicine classics have records of white fungus. The medicine of the motherland believes that white fungus can not only nourish qi and nourish yin and moisten the lungs, but also nourish the stomach and moisten the dryness of the stomach. Its taste is sweet and flat, it has the functions of nourishing yin, tonifying the kidney, moistening the lungs, shengjin, coughing, replenishing qi, etc., and is suitable for fatigue cough, blood in the sputum, coughing up blood, blood in the stool, dry throat itching, physical weakness and other symptoms, it is a medical food for patients with neurasthenia, cardiovascular diseases, stomach diseases, etc., and the white fungus is also a well-known medicine for health care and voice care for singers, announcers and teachers.

Tremella fuciformis is rich in nutrition, with energy of 261 kcal per 100 grams of dried tremella, rich in dietary fiber, B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, etc., rich in gelatinous tremella polysaccharides, tremella polysaccharides have strong antioxidant properties and scavenge various metabolic free radicals, enhance immunity, and can also remove garbage in the body and reduce bad cholesterol.

Tremella is divided into raw and cooked goods, and raw products are the original goods after drying or roasting, which looks dark in appearance and has poor toughness. Cooked goods are processed and concocted, the color is bright, oily, tough, raw and cooked products are darker than the color, and the raw goods are not worse than cooked goods. The quality of white fungus is yellow and white, fresh and yellow, the flowers are similar to plum blossoms, no spots and impurities, no slag, and toughness.

Traditional medicine believes that white fungus is sweet and flat, and enters the lungs, stomach, and kidney meridians. It has the health care effect of nourishing yin and moisturizing the lungs. Especially for lung yin deficiency, cough, fatigue cough, blood in sputum, yin deficiency and thirst, etc., it is especially suitable for regular consumption, and can be eaten regularly for hypertension, arteriosclerosis, constipation, and female menorrhagia, which has a good therapeutic effect.

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