Mushroom

VARIANT NAMES: Koumo, Baimo, Rouxun (Flesh Gill Fungus), Jizumogu (Chicken-paw Mushroom).

ORIGIN: The whole substance of Agaricus campestris [Agarocaceae].

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: Every 100g of dried mushroom contains 35.6g of protein, 1.4g of fat (mainly fatty acid, linoleic acid), 14g of carbohydrate, 100mg of calcium, 162 mg of phosphorus, 32mg of iron, 0.02mg of vitamin B1, 2.53 mg of vitamun B2, 55.1mg of nicotinic acid, 1mg of vitamin C, and kinds of free amino acid, vitamin A, B6, D, E and K, pantothenic acid, biotin and folic acid.

NATURE, FLAVOR AND CHANNEL TROPISM: Sweet in flavor and cool in nature, acting on the channels of the intestines, stomach and lung.

EFFICIENCIES AND INDICATIONS: Promoting the functional activity of stomach, regulating the flow of qi, resolving phlegm, pleasing the mind, clearing away toxic materials,inducing eruption of Urticaria, arresting vomiting and diarrhea. It is used to treat febrile diseases at the middle or late stage, bodily tiredness and deficiency of qi, dry mouth and Infant Anorexia, cough with phlegm, fullness sensation and oppressed feeling in the chest, vomiting, diarrhea, slow eruption of measles in children. Mushroom can also be used as an auixliary treatment of Viral Hepatitis and Leukopenia.