Shiitake, also known as fragrant mushroom, is a nourishing food for winter. It is sweet and neutral in nature, as recorded in many traditional Chinese medicine books. The "Ben Cao Qiu Zhen" states: "Shiitake is sweet and neutral in nature, greatly benefiting the stomach, aiding digestion, and treating incontinence." The "Ri Yong Ben Cao" says: "It replenishes qi, relieves hunger, and treats wind and breaks blood." Shiitake has the effects of replenishing qi and deficiency, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and promoting the eruption of measles and chickenpox. It is suitable for conditions such as prolonged illness, physical weakness, poor appetite, frequent urination, hypertension, diabetes, anemia, tumors, and arteriosclerosis.
Braised Shiitake
Every 100 grams of dried shiitake contains 20 grams of protein, 31.6 grams of dietary fiber, 30.9 grams of carbohydrates, 20 micrograms of carotene, and linoleic acid, trehalose, adenine, various vitamins, and trace elements.
In recent years, it has been confirmed that shiitake contains interferon inducers, which can induce the body to produce interferin, preventing colds. The ergosterol in shiitake can be converted into vitamin D in the human body, preventing rickets in children. The polysaccharides in shiitake have anti-cancer effects. As an adjuvant therapy, 10 grams of Huai mushroom can be decocted in water and taken once daily after cancer surgery.
In addition, shiitake also contains a type of nucleic acid substance that can inhibit the increase of cholesterol in the serum and liver, prevent arteriosclerosis, and lower blood pressure. It is an excellent dietary remedy for patients with hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and diabetes.
Fragrant mushrooms are easily confused with wild poisonous mushrooms. There are more than 80 types of poisonous mushrooms, containing substances like muscarine and hemolysin, which can cause poisoning or even death after consumption, and should be strictly distinguished.
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