The Benefit Of Ear Fungus

In traditional Chinese medicine, ear fungus believed to have property that can cure various diseases. Even an American researcher, Dr. Dale Hammerschmidt of Minnesota Medical School said that the fungus in the ear if the food is served daily nutritious expedite circulation of blood in the body. At the same time, prevent the stoppage of blood vessel.

Ear fungus (Auricularia auricula) is a family of wood mushrooms. Formerly, this fungus grows wild life and stick to the main wood that has been free of obsolete or out of the forest. Now, along with the number of requests ear mushroom, good for cooking or medicine, ear mushroom cultivation has been done.

In the know have 2 types of mushroom ear:

Jamur black-ear (Auricularia polytricha) or cloud ear mushrooms. Shaped like a helix, black keunguan, his life on the stick of wood that is wet and humid. This type of mushroom dibudidayakan many in China, Thailand and several countries in the Indochina region.

Jamur red-ear (Auricularia auricula judae), larger size and slightly reddish color. This most common type of dibudidayakan in Indonesia, Malaysia and other Asian regions.

In the market, ear fungus, commonly sold in the form of fresh or dried, of course, between the two have different nutrient contents. The difference is due to water by the womb.