Source
From "Compendium of Materia Medica".
1. "Bacteria Spectrum": Agaricus gallinacea comes out of Yunnan and grows in the sandy ground. The tall umbrella heads are collected by the natives and sent far away to be used as supplies. The smell is like mushrooms, but not as charming.
2. "Guangqun Fangpu": Gallicia galliformis, according to "Tongya", it is called Gallica gallinaceae. "Yunnan Chronicles" calls it Ji Fong. The shape of chicken is in Chinese. Or it can be called an ant fir, because there are ant nests under its place of origin. "Guizhou Chronicles" says that there are ants underneath that look like bees, also known as ants grabbing.
Pinyin name Jī (Tǔ Conɡ)
Also known as chicken (Tu Cong) mushroom, chicken fungus, ant tuo, ant (Tu Cong), chicken (Tu Cong) vegetable, chicken feet Mushrooms, Santan mushrooms, chicken shredded mushrooms, cockfighting mushrooms, termite wild rice, tong wild rice mushrooms, chicken shredded wild rice, chicken foot wild mushrooms, and umbrella mushrooms
Source
Medicinal material source: The fruiting body of the Astragalus plant of the family Tricholomataceae.
Latin plant, animal and mineral name: Termitomyces albuminosus (Berk.)Herm[Collybia alluminosa (Berk.)Petch]
Harvesting and storage: Remove mud after harvesting in summer and autumn Sand, dry and set aside.
The original form of the cap is 3-23.5cm wide. When young, it is conical to bell-shaped, gradually extending, and the top is significantly raised in the shape of a hat, light earthy yellow or grayish brown to dark brown. When old, it cracks radially, and sometimes the edges are turned up. The gills are white to milky white, yellowish when old, curved or nearly separate, dense, narrow, unequal length, and wavy edges. The fungus flesh is white and thick. The stipe is relatively thick, 3-15cm long
0.7-2.4cm thick, white or the same color as the cover, medium solid, with an enlarged base, and brown to dark brown slender rhizoids, up to 40cm long. Spores Printed cream or pinkish. The spores are oval, smooth, colorless, (7.5-8.5)μm×(4.5-5.5)μm.
Habitat distribution
Ecological environment: It grows on hillsides, fields and forest edges, and its rhizomes are connected to underground termite nests.
Resource distribution: distributed in Jiangsu, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, and other places.
Character identification: The cap is conical, or stretched, with a central bulge in the shape of a hat, up to 23.5cm in diameter
Dark brown, grayish brown or light khaki, with radiating cracks on the surface , the edges are sometimes turned up. The fungus flesh is thick and off-white. The gills are dense, unequal in length, white or yellowish. The stipe is 3-15cm long and 1-2.5cm in diameter
It is white or off-white, with the base slightly enlarged and extending into brown rhizoids, up to 40cm long. The gas is strong and fragrant, but the taste is light.
The chemical composition contains ergosterol.
Sweet in nature and flavor; neutral in nature
Returns through the spleen, stomach and large intestine channels.
Functional Indications: Strengthening the spleen and stomach; treating hemorrhoids. It is mainly used to treat abdominal distension, indigestion, mental fatigue and hemorrhoids.
Usage and dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 6-9g.
Each family discusses the "Compendium of Materia Medica": benefiting the stomach, clearing the mind, and treating hemorrhoids.
Excerpt from "Chinese Materia Medica"