The Wei mushroom, scientific name of the Wei side ear (Pleurotus ferulae), also known as Wei mushroom. In the Xinjiang region of China, the mushroom is mostly produced in April and May, so it is also known as the "Heavenly Mountain Mushroom" and the "Porcini Mushroom on the Grassland".

The Wei mushroom is richer in nutrients than other mushrooms. The substrate contains about 16% protein, 11% crude fat, 6% ash, 4% crude fiber, rich in 18 kinds of amino acids, of which the content of lysine and arginine is 1 to 6 times higher than that of enoki mushroom, which is called the most of the mushroom. Vitamin content is also high, of which vitamin D content is 3 to 4 times higher than other mushrooms. It also contains a variety of mineral elements, which have an irreplaceable role in balancing and supplementing human nutrition.

Ferula mushrooms contain more ferula polysaccharide, wild mushrooms have the same medicinal efficacy with the Chinese medicine ferula, that is, there are elimination of stagnation, insecticidal, antitussive, anti-inflammatory and prevention and treatment of gynecological tumors, but also has a tonic for the kidneys, aphrodisiacs, tonic brain, refreshing, preventing colds and enhancing the human immunity and other effects.