Monkey Head (Hericiumerinaceus)

fungus
, sage, monkey head, monkey head genus. Sub-solid flesh, flat spherical or head-shaped,
5
to
10
(
20
) cm, fresh when white, dry after light yellow to light brown, base narrow or slightly short handle. The surface of the sub-body has a needle-shaped long thorn,
1
to
3
cm. Sub-solid layers are born on the surface of thorns. The whole sub-body looks like a monkey's head, so the name. The burden is unsealed, the burden spores are colorless, smooth, spherical or near-spherical, with oil droplets. Born on birch, walnuts and other broad-leaved trees or rotting trees. Produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Hebei, Shanxi, Henan, Gansu, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Tibet and other places. Monkey head is a famous dish and expensive tonic, has the function of "five dirty help digestion". Clinical observation has obvious effect on the treatment of stomach ulcers and atrophic gastritis, and can improve the body's ability to fight cancer, and has a certain inhibitory effect on tumors. There is now extensive artificial cultivation in our country.