The family and genus differences between matsutake and shiitake mushrooms

1. Matsutake: Matsutake is a fungus belonging to the fungi kingdom, Basidiomycota, Basidiomycetes, Agaricalales, Tricholomaceae, and Tricholoma genus.

2. Lentinus edodes: Lentinus edodes is a fungus belonging to the fungi kingdom, Basidiomycota, Agaricalina, Agaricodes, Agaricales, Agaricalales, Phytophthoraceae, and Lentinus genus.

The morphological differences between matsutake mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms 1. Matsutake mushrooms: Matsutake mushrooms are umbrella-shaped, bright in color, with brown caps and white stipes, with fibrous hairy scales, white, tender and thick flesh, and fine texture. , has a strong special aroma.

2. Shiitake mushrooms: Shiitake mushroom fruiting bodies grow singly, in clusters or in groups. The fruiting bodies are medium to slightly large, hemispherical when young, then flat to slightly flattened, with a rhombus, light brown or dark brown surface. To deep cinnamon color, there are often dark scales in the middle, and there are often dirty white hairy or flocculent scales on the edges. The fungus flesh is white, slightly thicker or thicker, fine and fragrant.

Differences in the origin of matsutake and shiitake mushrooms 1. Matsutake: Matsutake is produced in many areas in China, but the quality of matsutake varies greatly in various regions, and the price varies up to dozens of times. The main production areas include Shangri-La, Chuxiong and Yanbian. region, of which Shangri-La accounts for 70% of the country's total output and has been the matsutake export champion for 30 consecutive years.

2. Shiitake mushrooms: Shiitake mushrooms grow in groups, scattered or solitary on fallen broad-leaved trees in winter and spring. They are distributed in Zhumadian, Xixia, Lushi, Henan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi. Suichuan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Lueyang, Shaanxi, Gansu and other regions.

The difference between matsutake and shiitake mushrooms 1. Matsutake: Matsutake has a light taste and is warm in nature. It enters the kidney and stomach meridians. It has the effects of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening the body, regulating qi and reducing phlegm. It is mainly used to treat soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, dizziness and stringy eyes. , cough with damp phlegm, chest and diaphragm tightness, nausea and vomiting, and limb drowsiness.

2. Shiitake mushrooms: Shiitake mushrooms are sweet, neutral and cool in nature. They are used in the human liver and stomach meridian. They have the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, strengthening the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and blood, improving intelligence and calming the mind, and beautifying the face. It regulates qi, replenishes the stomach, detoxifies, fights tumors, and relieves acne and rash. It is mainly used to treat diseases such as loss of appetite, physical weakness, urinary incontinence, constipation, obesity, tumors, and ulcers.

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