Qingchuan White Fungus

Qingchuan White Fungus

　　Also known as white wood ear, snow fungus, or silver fungus. It is neutral in nature, with a sweet, mild taste and is non-toxic. It helps moisten the lungs and promote body fluids, nourish yin and the stomach, benefit qi and calm the nerves, as well as strengthen the heart and improve brain function.

　　 　　The fruiting body is paper-white to milky white, gelatinous, semi-transparent, soft and elastic, composed of several to over ten lobes, shaped like chrysanthemums, peonies, or hydrangeas, with a diameter of 3–15 cm. When dried, it contracts, becomes horny, hard and brittle, and turns white or beige. The hymenium grows on the surface of the lobes. The basidia are nearly spherical or nearly oval, longitudinally septate, measuring 10–12 × 9–10 μm.