There is not much difference between artificially cultivated puffballs and wild ones. Wild puffballs generally grow in the underground litter layer and like high temperature and high humidity environments, so they usually appear in July and August when there is abundant rain. It is only suitable for living in mountainous or semi-mountainous areas and wilderness grasslands with better ecological environment. The artificial cultivation method of puffballs belongs to the field of edible fungi cultivation technology, including tissue separation, seed production, ingredients, inoculation, germination and fruiting management, etc. It mostly grows in long-rotted places in the garden, and on rotten wood in wetlands. , collected in summer. The big ones are like fighting, the small ones are like rising. It takes about a year from seed collection and domestication to harvesting, and 2 to 3 kg of puffballs can be harvested per square meter.

"Puffball" is a fungus-like organism. Its scientific name is puffball. It is commonly known as cow dung mushroom or water chestnut bun. In some places, it is called medicine bun. Belongs to the basidiomycete family Mabolidae. It is white in color when young, spherical like a mushroom, but larger, delicious and edible, and as tender as tofu. When old, it becomes brown and soft, with dust flying out when playing, and the inside is like a sponge. Mature puffballs are generally slightly smaller than an adult fist. Because the shape and color resemble horse dung, it is also commonly known as "horse dung bag".

Indications: Mainly used as a local hemostatic agent, and also used to treat sore throat, aphonia, etc. Indications: Pharyngitis, tonsillitis, external use to treat traumatic bleeding, hemorrhoidal bleeding, chilblains, etc.