There is a kind of fungus named Hericium erinaceus, which looks like Hericium erinaceus. Although it is only a small fungus, its taste is delicious and tender, and it is listed as one of the eight delicacies. As early as more than 3000 years ago, that is, during the Shang Dynasty, people began to pick Hericium erinaceus and eat it. In ancient times, wild Hericium erinaceus was very rare, and only nobles could eat Hericium erinaceus, so it was called a treasure. Hericium erinaceus has good edible efficacy and the value of combining nutrition with medicine.

First, the efficacy of Hericium erinaceus

1, anti-aging

It has outstanding effects on neurasthenia and insomnia, etc. It can help human brain cells grow and regenerate, and can also help prevent and improve Alzheimer's disease. It is a rare food to fight aging and prolong life at present, so friends who are troubled by insomnia or neurasthenia can eat it more to improve their symptoms.

2. Reduce cholesterol

The effective ingredients in Hericium erinaceus can help the human body to reduce cholesterol and triglyceride content to a great extent. Besides, it can also help the human body to regulate blood lipids and help the human blood circulation. If people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases take it, they can achieve the ideal effect of improving cardiovascular and cerebrovascular problems. Therefore, friends suffering from this problem can eat more Hericium erinaceus to help relieve symptoms.

3, increase immunity

People with poor immunity will often be invaded by colds or other diseases, which will naturally make patients suffer from various diseases for a long time. If you choose to take Hericium erinaceus, you can enhance your immunity to a great extent and have a prominent effect in helping the human body fight the flu and other problems. Therefore, if you often catch a cold or are troubled by the flu, you may wish to try taking Hericium erinaceus to help yourself improve your physique.

4. Anti-cancer

Hericium erinaceus contains fatty substances, polysaccharides and peptides, which can inhibit the synthesis of those substances in cancer cells to a great extent, thus naturally preventing cancer cells from being troubled. It is mainly aimed at digestive tract tumors, and of course, other malignant tumors can also be inhibited by taking it.

Second, the diet therapy of Hericium erinaceus

1, Hericium erinaceus Juwei Decoction

Ingredients: Hericium erinaceus 6 capsules, tomato 1 capsule, carrot 1 root, kelp 1 tablet or kelp knot 6 capsules, Lycium barbarum 1 capsule, fragrant leaves 2 tablets, monarch seedlings1handful, and 3 tablespoons of soy sauce.

Practice:

(1) Soak Lycium barbarum and kelp (kelp) in warm water respectively, soak Hericium erinaceus in light salt water and squeeze it by hand several times, and cut off the roots with scissors after soaking.

(2) Peel tomatoes and slice them, slice carrots or carve them into petals with a mold.

(3) Pour tomatoes, kelp and soy sauce into a soup pot, add appropriate amount of water, add fragrant leaves, add Hericium erinaceus after boiling over high fire, and simmer for more than half an hour.

(4) Finally, add carrots and cook them together for 10 minute. Before taking out the pot, add imperial seedlings and blanch them until soft.

2, fried Hericium erinaceus

Ingredients: pork, 4 fresh Hericium erinaceus, green pepper, carrot, fungus, cashew nuts, bread crumbs, chicken juice, salt, pepper noodles.

Practice:

(1) First scald Hericium erinaceus with boiling water, and then soak it for one night. Tear your hands into small pieces, pick out bugs, clean them, and squeeze out water with your hands.

(2) Add salt, pepper noodles, chicken juice and bread crumbs and stir.

(3) It takes a long time to fry mushrooms, so you can prepare other dishes at this time.

(4) Pork, fungus, carrot and green pepper are cut.

(5) After the mushrooms are fried, you can fry the cashews immediately.

(6) Then stir-fry pork and carrots, then add fungus, and finally put green peppers and a little salt.

(7) After the vegetables are fried, add cashew nuts and Hericium erinaceus and stir-fry for a few times.

3. Hericium erinaceus chicken soup

Ingredients: Hericium erinaceus 3, Lentinus edodes 3, drumsticks 1 piece, salt, savory fried hand 3, ginger slices.

Practice:

(1) Hericium erinaceus is soaked in water for 2-3 hours, then squeezed out, cut into pieces, blanched (so as not to have bitter taste), and then soaked in cold water for later use.

(2) Cut the chicken leg into pieces and blanch it for later use. Take a pot and put Hericium erinaceus, shiitake mushrooms, chicken leg, ginger slices, salt and savory fried hands into an electric cooker for stewing. The outer pot 1 cup and a half (measuring cup) of water is enough.