According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Flammulina velutipes, also known as winter mushroom, winter fungus, or enoki mushroom, is the fruiting body of the fungus Flammulina velutipes of the Tricholomataceae family. It is cold in nature and sweet and salty in flavor, with the effects of nourishing the liver, benefiting the stomach and intestines, and acting as an anticancer agent. It is mainly used to treat liver diseases, gastrointestinal inflammation, ulcers, tumors, and other conditions.
Its dietary functions are as follows:
1. Anti-fatigue
According to experimental reports, administering enoki mushrooms to mice for a certain period of time has the effect of resisting fatigue and accelerating its elimination.
2. Anti-inflammatory
The active ingredients in the mycelium and fruiting bodies of enoki mushrooms also have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects on the human body.
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3. Prevents hyperlipidemia and lowers cholesterol
Enoki mushrooms can prevent the increase in blood lipids caused by animal feed, lower cholesterol, and help prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
4. Anti-tumor
Flammulina polysaccharides have a significant anticancer effect on liver and lung cancer. Flammulin, extracted from enoki mushrooms, can effectively inhibit tumor growth and has a significant anticancer effect.
5. Promotes metabolism
Research has found that enoki mushrooms can effectively enhance the body's biological activity, promote metabolism, and facilitate the absorption and utilization of various nutrients in food.
【Dosing Precautions】
Generally suitable for all people, but the following groups should avoid it. 1. The elderly, children, cancer patients, and those with liver diseases, stomach or intestinal ulcers, or cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases who have insufficient qi and blood or malnutrition.
2. People with a weak spleen and stomach cold constitution should not eat too many enoki mushrooms.
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【Pairing Precautions】1. Ideal Golden Pairings
Enoki mushroom + chicken: Replenishes qi and blood
Enoki mushroom + tofu: Improves intelligence and strengthens the body, lowers blood sugar
Enoki mushroom + broccoli: Enhances liver detoxification capacity and improves body immunity
2. Incompatible Forbidden Pairings
Enoki mushroom + milk: May trigger angina
Enoki mushroom + donkey meat: May cause abdominal pain and diarrhea