Description
Description:
- Hard, have a bitter taste.
- White to dull brown pores underneath.
- “King of herbs”.
- Used as a medicinal mushroom in traditional.
- Chinese medicine for more than 2,000 years.
Health Properties:
- It has anti-inflammatory properties.
- Boosting the immune system, reducing stress and preventing fatigue.
- Strong antioxidants.
- Suppress the growth of tumors in people with cancer.
- Beneficial for people suffering from asthma and other respiratory conditions because it seems to have a healing effect on the lungs.
How to use:
- The very young softer fruit bodies can be thin sliced, sautéed and eaten.
- Powder of the dried fruit body can be steeped into a tea or made into a tincture or liquor.
- The tea is pleasant but bitter requiring a bit of honey to be palatable.
- A tincture can be made using alcohol and water. 80 or 100 proof vodka a good easy choice for making the tincture.
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