The efficacy and function of Yunzhi

Yunzhi is actually a kind of fungus food that parasitizes on dead wood. Generally, Yunzhi is used as a medicinal material. Even if Yunzhi is added during the cooking process, it is to help us relieve various discomforts of the body. It has health and wellness effects and is not eaten as a food. Now let us take a closer look at the effects and functions of Yunzhi.

If we eat Yunzhi in our daily life, it is usually used as an ingredient in cooking. Its real value lies in its medicinal value. It can effectively help us clear away heat and detoxify, and can also help us nourish and replenish qi, and prolong our life. Reject the invasion of disease.

Yunzhi, also known as colorful cloud leather mushroom or tile mushroom, is the fruiting body or mycelium of the plant Yunzhi of the Polyporaceae family. Yunzhi has the effects of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, relieving cough and asthma, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and anti-tumor. Yunzhi has the effects of treating chronic active hepatitis, cirrhosis, chronic bronchitis, and spasmodic bronchitis in children.

Versicolor is one of the fungi with the most medicinal value, and has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and liver protection. The main active ingredient in Coriolus versicolor is Coriolus versicolor polysaccharide, which has immunomodulatory function and is a good immunopotentiator. It has the effects of enhancing the function and recognition ability of immune cells and increasing the amount of IgM. Coriolus versicolor polysaccharide also has liver-protecting effects, can significantly reduce serum transaminase, and has a significant repair effect on liver tissue lesions and liver necrosis. Yunzhi is cold in nature, slightly sweet in taste, and has the effects of clearing heat and reducing inflammation. Modern medical research shows that polysaccharides extracted from the fruiting bodies, mycelium and fermentation broth of Coriolus versicolor have strong anti-cancer activity and have become an anti-tumor drug in Japan.

It should be known that the texture of Yunzhi is very hard and cannot be used in cooking. Under normal circumstances, if Yunzhi is to be used, it needs to be boiled and stewed for a long time, so that the substances in it can be released and serve our health. This is the health-preserving and health-care effect of Yunzhi.