The Chinese name of termitomycetes fuscipes, which has high edible and medicinal value, is also one of the traditional medicinal fungi in China. Because of its tender and mellow meat, white as jade, unique taste, edible raw and cooked, dual-purpose medicine and food, and rich nutrition, it is favored by people.
According to pharmacological records such as Compendium of Materia Medica and New Materia Medica, termitomycetes has the functions of "invigorating stomach and refreshing, treating hemorrhoids and reducing blood fat", nourishing blood and moistening dryness, and strengthening spleen and stomach, and can be used to treat anorexia, chronic diarrhea, hemorrhoid bleeding and other diseases. Now medical research has found that termitomycetes contain ergosterol substances and effective components for treating diabetes, which has obvious effect on lowering blood sugar; And can inhibit the growth of human cancer cells. Because of its unique taste and rich nutrition, termitomycetes has been the best-selling variety in the market since ancient times.