The efficacy and function of eating ears

The taste of the ear is sweet and flat. It has the effects of clearing lung heat, nourishing stomach yin, nourishing kidney water, invigorating qi and activating blood circulation, and strengthening the brain. The benefits and effects of eating ears are that it has a good therapeutic effect on lung cough, dry cough, gastrointestinal heat, constipation and blood, dizziness, tinnitus, irregular menstruation, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Weak tonics work best for those in a weaker body, those recovering from an illness. Modern research on edible ears shows clear anti-cancer effects. People use the benefits of men's food to improve their bone marrow.

The efficacy and function of stone ear

1. The cure rate of Auricularia auricula extract for chronic acetic acid gastric ulcer within 12 days is 100%, and it also has a certain inhibitory effect on the increase of gastric acid caused by histamine;

2. The ethanol extract of Auricularia auricula has a significant hypotensive effect whether it is injected intravenously into anesthetized animals or injected intragastricly or intraperitoneally into normal animals without anesthesia;

3. Modern research shows that Pyrola has obvious anti-cancer effects. Water-soluble Pyrola polysaccharides have high anti-cancer activity, which can inhibit the growth of cancer cells and prevent the spread of cancer cells.

How to choose stone ear

It is shaped like an ear, with a flat, irregularly round body, brown on the top and covered with black hair on the back.

Tips for making stone ear

The thallus of the plant Auricularia auricularia of the Ovallea family. Also known as stone fungus, rock mushroom, and stone wall flower. It is distributed in central and southern my country, such as Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and other places. It can be harvested in all seasons, removed from impurities, washed and dried.

Taboos on eating stone ear

When using dried stone ear products, you need to first soak them in boiling water with a little salt. After they are softened, gently rub them to remove the fine sand. Then grind off the burrs on the back to avoid a rough taste. Because it has no distinct taste of its own, it must be paired with fresh ingredients or flavored with soup when preparing dishes. A precious delicacy, stone ear can be eaten in two ways: sweet and salty. Sweet food is steamed with rock sugar or white sugar, and red dates, lotus seeds, longan meat, etc. can also be added; salty food is stewed, steamed or roasted with hen or lean meat (pork). About 15 grams of stone ear can be put for each chicken or every 500 grams of lean meat. It should be noted that when stone ear is used in cooking, it must be cooked with ginger, otherwise it will have an unpleasant smell.