Fungi.

Introduction:

Black fungus [Auricularia?auricula (L.ex Hook.) Underw], also known as black cabbage, fungus, cloud ear, belongs to Mucuna pruriens, Mucuna pruriens genus, for our country's precious medicinal and food gelatinous fungi, but also recognized as a health food in the world.

China is the hometown of black fungus, the Chinese people as early as 4,000 years ago in the era of Shennong's recognition, development of the black fungus, and began to cultivate, eat. There is also a record in the Book of Rites about the consumption of black fungus at imperial banquets. At present, black fungus is cultivated in the northeast, north, central and south, southwest and coastal provinces of China.

According to modern scientific analysis, the dried black fungus has a high content of protein, vitamins and iron, and its protein contains a variety of amino acids, especially lysine and leucine are the most abundant.

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Morphological Characteristics:

Black fungus is leafy or nearly forest-like, with undulating edges, thin, 2-6cm wide and about 2mm thick, with lateral The short-stalked or narrow base is fixed on the substrate. Initially soft gelatinous, sticky and elastic, later slightly cartilaginous, strongly contracted after drying, becoming black, hard and brittle horny to nearly leathery. The outer edge of the dorsal surface is curved, purplish brown to dark greenish gray, sparsely short tomentose.

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