Description: Also called Volvariella volvacea, Lentinus edodes, Pleurotus eryngii, Agrocybe aegerita, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Volvariella volvacea, Pleurotus eryngii and so on. It is named because it often grows in damp and rotten straw, and it is mostly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Jiangxi and Taiwan Province provinces. It is rich in fat, thick in meat, short in handle, tender and delicious, so it is called "Orchid Mushroom" and "Delicious Foot Mushroom". Volvariella volvacea was originally a kind of wild edible fungi growing in the south, and was first picked and eaten by monks in Nanhua Temple. Cultivated in China 300 years ago, it was introduced to other countries by overseas Chinese in 1930s. Volvariella volvacea is an important tropical and subtropical mushroom and the third largest cultivated edible mushroom in the world. The output of Volvariella volvacea in China ranks first in the world, mainly distributed in South China.

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Edible efficacy:

Volvariella volvacea has high vitamin C content, which can promote human metabolism, improve immunity and enhance disease resistance. It also has detoxification function. For example, after lead, arsenic and benzene enter the human body, they can combine with them to form anti-bad blood cells, which are excreted with urine. In protein of Volvariella volvacea, the contents of eight essential amino acids are relatively high, accounting for 38.2% of the total amino acids. Volvariella volvacea also contains a heterogeneous protein substance, which has the function of eliminating human cancer cells. The crude protein content is higher than that of Lentinus edodes, and other nutrients are similar to those of woody edible fungi. It also has the function of inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, especially for the adjuvant treatment of digestive tract tumors, and can enhance the vitality of liver and kidney. It can slow down the body's absorption of carbohydrates and is a good food for diabetics.

In addition, Chinese medicine believes that straw mushroom is cold, sweet, slightly salty and non-toxic. Volvariella volvacea can also help digestion, dispel summer heat, strengthen spleen and qi, clear away heat and relieve summer heat, nourish yin and strengthen yang, increase milk, prevent scurvy, promote wound healing, protect liver and strengthen stomach, and enhance human immunity. It is an excellent nutritional and health food for both medicine and food.