The efficacy and function of bamboo fungus and how to eat it

Bamboo fungus is a kind of fungus food with medical value and therapeutic effect. So what kind of effect and function does it have? Today, I will tell you about the effect of bamboo fungus:

Bamboo fungus introduction:

Bamboo fungus, also known as bamboo sheng, bamboo ginseng, monk mushroom, is a kind of cryptogamous fungus parasitic on the roots of dead bamboo. Its shape is slightly similar to the net-like dried white snake skin. Bamboo fungus is a precious edible fungus, rich in nutrition, and a new star in medicine. It was listed as a "court tribute" in history, and a famous dish for state banquets in modern times. It is also a good food therapy product.

The efficacy and function of bamboo fungus

Nutritional content of bamboo fungus:

Dried bamboo fungus contains 19.4% crude protein, 2.6% crude fat, 60.4% total soluble nitrogen-free compounds, 4.2% of which is fungal sugar, 8.4% crude fiber and 9.3% ash.

The therapeutic value of bamboo fungus:

1. Bamboo fungus is rich in various amino acids, vitamins, inorganic salts, etc., and has the effects of nourishing and strengthening, replenishing qi and brain, and calming the mind and strengthening the body;

2. Replenish qi and nourish yin, moisten the lungs and relieve cough, clear away heat and dampness; it is mainly used to treat lung deficiency and heat cough, laryngitis, dysentery, leucorrhea, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and other diseases.

3. The effective ingredients of bamboo fungus can supplement the nutrients necessary for the human body and improve the body's immune and disease resistance;

4. Bamboo fungus can protect the liver and reduce the accumulation of abdominal fat, which is commonly known as "scraping fat", thereby lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids and losing weight;

5. The Miao people in Yunnan have a lower chance of getting cancer, which may be related to the fact that they often soak bamboo fungus and glutinous rice in water. Modern medical research has also proved that bamboo fungus contains ingredients that can inhibit tumors.

Bamboo fungus is suitable for people:

It is edible for the general public

1. People who are obese, do mental work, suffer from insomnia, high blood pressure, high blood lipids, high cholesterol, have low immunity, and suffer from tumors can eat it regularly;

2. Bamboo fungus is cool in nature, so people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much.

How to eat bamboo fungus:

Before cooking, the dried product should be soaked in light salt water and the cap (the closed end) should be cut off, otherwise it will have a strange smell. Be careful not to place it in direct sunlight or in a hot and humid place. Please eat it as soon as possible after opening.

Bamboo fungus buying guide:

Pure natural bamboo fungus, the dried product is white, the skirt is slightly yellow (it will turn white if stored in a cold storage at low temperature) or white with yellow (it will turn yellow easily if stored at room temperature), and it smells like fungus without any irritating odor, which is pure natural bamboo fungus. If the dried product looks very white, even the skirt is white (if it has been fumigated with sulfur, it will be very white even if stored at room temperature, and it will not turn yellow for at least one year), and it smells irritating, it is bamboo fungus that has been fumigated with sulfur.