Tremella fuciformis is also called tremella fuciformis, tremella fuciformis and tremella fuciformis seeds. Wild tremella is mainly distributed in Sichuan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Anhui, Taiwan Province, Hubei, Hainan, Hunan, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and Tibet.
Tremella fuciformis is a saprophytic fungus, which originally grew on dead trees in deep forests and needed astigmatism and suitable temperature and humidity environment.
Later, people used culture medium for artificial propagation, and at first they also used wood blocks for planting. It is very popular to cultivate with wood pieces and sawdust now. Tremella is known as the crown of fungi. Tremella is generally chrysanthemum-shaped or cockscomb-shaped, with a diameter of 5- 10 cm, soft, white, translucent and elastic.
How to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of tremella;
1, color:
Tremella is named because its color is as white as silver, but it is not as white as possible to buy tremella, and it is usually fumigated with sulfur, so tremella should be white and slightly yellow.
2. Taste:
Tremella will smell if it is fumigated with special chemical materials, and it will have a pungent smell on the nose. So besides looking at the color, ask if there is any smell.
3, texture:
Tremella is a treasure in fungus, which is rich in vitamins and gums, especially the gums have always been used for women's beauty, so the dried tremella with good quality is elastic and not easy to break.
4. Size:
The diameter of tremella is generally about 5 ~ 10 cm. High-quality tremella requires large roundness, uniform gap, fluffy texture, thick meat, no impurities and mildew spots.