Houtougu - Lion's Mane / Monkeyhead Mushroom

[Guest guest]

Hi Jon, & All,

 

Lion´s Mane is Houtougu-Hericium. See notes from WWW below.

 

http://tinyurl.com/2w5wz8f has a recipe for Houtougu Huluobo Dun

Yangrou [Monkey-head Mushroom, Carrot + Stewed Mutton]. It has Monkey-

head Mushroom, carrot, mutton, red date, scallion, Gouji berry, black

mushroom, fresh ginger + tangerine peel. It should be a delicious and

highly nutritious dish.

 

See in-depth monograph on Hericium at http://tinyurl.com/38lq499

[which has several other recipes also]

 

My summary from WWW sources:

 

HERB CHINESE NAME: Houtougu, AKA: Caihuagu ; Ciweijun ;

Duiliangu ; Hougu ; Houtou ; Houtoujun ; Houtoumo ;

Huacaijun ; Laweijun ; Shanfujun ; Weijun ; Xiaocihoutou

; Yinyangmo

 

LATIN NAME: Hericium / Hericii erinacei Fructificatio

 

COMMON NAME: Monkey-head / Hedgehog Mushroom / Fungus; Lion's Mane /

Bear´s Head Fungus

 

HERB CLASS: ??

 

HERB TEMP: Even; Non-TOXIC

 

HERB TASTE: Sweet

 

CHANNELS: SJM-SP-ST; KI; LV

 

ACTIONS:

Food~ great delicacy in China, on a par w bird's nest soup, shark's

fin soup, bear paws & sea cucumber;

 

Tonic health-food in geriatric frailty to Nourish + Strengthen body;

for tasty & nutritious food dishes, best cooked w meat (mutton,

chicken, duck, etc) + mixed veg / other herbs;

 

(1) has Nerve Growth Stimulant factor; Antioxidant; Antiaging;

Neuroprotective; Enrich + Tone; Heal Nerve; Heal Myelin; Tone Nerve +

Tone CNS;

 

(2) Aid 5 Zang; Tone SJM-SP-ST; Digestive; ST Protector; Antiulcer~

ST-SI-SI; Nourish KI Jing; Nourish HT; Nourish LU; LV Protector;

Nourish LV; Hypocholesterolaemic; Hypoglycaemic; Antidiabetic;

 

(3) Vulnerary; Immunostimulant; Antiinflammatory; Antimicrobial;

Antifungal; Antibacterial; Anticancer; Px + Tx cancer; Support cancer

chemotherapy;

 

CLINICAL USES:

(1) CNS / congenital / neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's /

dementia, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, muscular

dystrophy, MS, Motor neuron disease, optic neuropathy, auditory

neuropathy, nerve trauma, peripheral nerve injury, toxic neuritis,

meningitis, traumatic brain injury recovery and sequelae, cerebral

infarction, cerebral hemorrhage; neurasthenia;

 

(2) ST Disease + abdomen distension; indigestion / dyspepsia;

appetite loss w faeces loose; ST pain, bloat; ST-SI-LI ulcers;

gastritis~ atrophic / chronic; colitis~ ulcerative; CHD, HT +

vascular disease, angina pectoris; hypertension; KI Xu / Jingxu w

impotence + dizziness / vertigo; hypercholesterolaemia,

hypoglycaemia; diabetes;

 

(3) immune diseases; Ganmao~ frequent; wounds; cancer~ ST-SI-LI /

oesophagus / colorectal; LV hepatoma;

 

for cancer, use Houtougu + Baihuasheshecao + other Hbs according to

Pattern Differentiation;

 

Best regards,