Agaricus blazei Murrill pictures

Agaricus blazei Murrill, also known as Brazilian mushroom, mushroom, small pine mushroom, etc., is native to Brazil and Peru. It is a saprophytic fungus growing in summer and autumn in the mushroom family. It lives in a high-temperature, humid, ventilated environment with almond flavor and crisp taste. It is famous for its anti-cancer and immunity-boosting effects.

The fruiting body of Agaricus blazei is sturdy, the cap is 5-11 cm in diameter, at first it is hemispherical, and finally it is flat in the shape of steamed bread, the top is flat, there are light brown to chestnut fibrous scales on the surface, the cover edge has fragments of fungal curtain, the fungal fold is free, the stalk is columnar, the spores are wide oval to ovate without bud pores, and the hyphae have no lock-like union.

Agaricus blazei Murrill has tender cap, crisp stalk, excellent taste, 18 kinds of amino acids in protein composition, 8 kinds of essential amino acids in human body, and many kinds of vitamins and ergosterol. Its mannan is effective in inhibiting tumor, treating hemorrhoids and fistulas, strengthening energy, preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases and so on.

Agaricus blazei antler flat, taste sweet, return to the heart, lung, liver, kidney meridians, with brain, anti-inflammation, kidney, hypoglycemia, improve diabetes, cholesterol, enhance energy, improve arteriosclerosis, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and other effects.