Why Hericium erinaceus is a good nourishing food?

Hericium erinaceus is a precious edible fungus, which is listed as one of the eight treasures. In ancient times, there was a saying that "the monkey head in the mountain, seafood bird's nest". Hericium erinaceus, shark's fin, bear's paw and bird's nest are also called the four famous dishes. Hericium erinaceus with claws, Hericium erinaceus with white claws, Hericium erinaceus with braised sauce, Hericium erinaceus with three fresh ingredients, and Hericium erinaceus with vegetable trees are all delicious dishes in the official kitchen.

Hericium erinaceus is rich in nutrition, containing 26.3g of protein per100g. Twice as much as mushrooms. It contains as many as 17 amino acids, including 8 essential amino acids. It also contains a variety of inorganic salts and vitamins.

Hericium erinaceus has always been regarded as a nourishing product by Chinese medicine. "Records of Medicinal Fungi in China" records: "Hericium erinaceus is flat in nature, sweet in taste, beneficial to the five internal organs, helps digestion, nourishes and fights cancer." Clinically, it has good curative effect on neurasthenia and digestive tract ulcer. According to relevant reports, the total effective rate of Hericium erinaceus in treating gastric and duodenal ulcers is 87.7%. The effective rate for chronic gastritis (including chronic atrophic gastritis) is 85.2%. The effective rate is 90% for general symptoms such as anorexia, stomachache and abdominal distension.

In recent years, in the screening of anticancer drugs, it was found that Hericium erinaceus had obvious anticancer effect on skin and muscle cancer. At present, there are Hericium erinaceus tablets, Hericium erinaceus granules, Weilening and other drugs mainly based on Hericium erinaceus, which are well received by patients.