White mushrooms are rich in selenium and antioxidants, a deficiency of which has been linked to severe colds. In addition, white mushrooms also contain vitamin B2 and niacin, both of which are important for a healthy immune system. Animal studies have shown mushrooms to be useful in antiviral, antibacterial, and anti-tumor properties. The tyrosinase contained in white mushrooms has a significant role in lowering blood pressure, and the quinone compounds of polysaccharides combine with sulfhydryl groups to inhibit deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis, which, in medicine, has the effect of inhibiting the activity of tumor cells.

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Mushrooms are white in color and white in texture. p>White mushrooms are white and tender in color, with tasty flesh and rich nutrition, they are one of the favorite mushrooms. The cultivation of white mushrooms began in France, in 1605, the French agronomist Kantansi, cultivated white mushrooms on the grass heap, in the early 19th century, some people in the cellar and cave mushroom success, in 1902, Dagar, using tissue culture method to make pure strains of success, so that the production of white mushrooms into the artificial cultivation of a new stage.

Cultivation of white mushrooms in China began in Shanghai in 1935, and then spread to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places one after another. Taiwan Province began experimental cultivation in the early 50's. In the 60's, it developed into one of the world's major production areas. After the Second World War, the production of white mushrooms developed very rapidly, the annual output of the world in 1960 was 136,000 tons, and in 1986 it was more than 1.2 million tons.

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