Shiitake mushrooms: photo, description and application of the mushroom
Category: edible.
A detailed description of the shiitake mushroom is given below, and it includes - the appearance, when and where the mushroom grows, as well as - its areas of application.
Hat (diameter 3-10 cm): hemispherical, usually brown, brown or chocolate colored, often with light scales.
Leg (height 2-8 cm): lighter than the cap, solid.
Plates: frequent, beige or white.
Shiitake counterparts: champignons (Agaricus). The main difference is that shiitake plants grow on trees.
When it grows: only in the warm season, but in artificially created conditions it can bear fruit all year round.
Where can I find: most often on the trunks of long-pointed castanopsis.
What a shiitake mushroom looks like in the photo can be seen below:
Eating: since the legs are very stiff, hats are most often used. Usually they are dried and soaked in water before use.
Other names: black mushroom, shitake, shiitake, shiitake, syangu.
Uses of shiitake mushroom
The Shiitake mushroom is used in folk medicine (the data have not been confirmed and have not undergone clinical studies!) As a medicine and a prophylactic agent for a large number of diseases, in particular circulatory disorders, liver damage, general weakening of the body, with advanced prostatitis.
