Phellinus mulberry is generally only 5 to 20 centimeters in length, mostly semicircular in shape, with texture like green tiles on rural bungalows, with cracks, and light texture, like a sponge that does not absorb water. Thick, rough on the front and smooth on the edges.
The picked mulberry trees will be very yellow, and many of them will have golden edges. Many people use this golden edge to identify whether it is a wild mulberry tree. In fact, it is wrong. There are many mulberry trees that do not have a golden edge. Especially the larger the mulberry tree, the less golden it is. Moreover, the appearance is different in different places of origin. After the extra large wild mulberry tree produced in Tibet is dried, the color will darken and turn into deep yellow or brown. The entire yellow surface is like silk satin, and different colors will appear on the yellow surface when viewed from different angles.
The taste of mulberry trees
The mulberry trees have no smell. Only the freshly picked mulberry trees will have a little fragrance. The dried mulberry trees have a scent. It has almost no smell, except for a slight mushroom smell when you smell it up close. When boiling water with mulberry mulberry mulberry huang, there will be a distinct mushroom smell. The boiled Phellinus linata water has no taste, is brown and translucent in color, is not unpleasant to drink, has no peculiar smell, and does not have any sour or bitter taste.
There will be a slight aftertaste, but in fact there is no sweetness, it just feels a little bit sweet. The golden edge of Phellinus linata is not the same as that of mulberry tree. The outer edge of Phellinus linteus is tender and lighter in color, which forms the golden edge. Therefore, Phellinus linteus on many tree species has a golden edge.