Dried Lion's Mane Monkey Head Mushroom Herbs Health Stomach Food

In Chinese families, it is commonly used in soups cooked for soothing purposes like nourishing the bodies, healing dry coughs and clearing heat in the lungs. Monkey Head Mushroom with pork in soup or with chicken in a savory version are among the popular ones. Occasionally, you may also see it in stir-fries, vegetarian style in particular.

Monkey head Mushroom is also used as a beauty product by women in China and Japan as it reportedly increases moisture retention in the skin and prevents senile degradation of micro-blood vessels in the skin, reducing wrinkles and smoothing fine lines. Other anti-ageing effects come from increasing the presence of superoxide dismutase in the brain and liver; it is an enzyme that acts as a potent antioxidant throughout the body, particularly in the skin.

Use Method
Whatever the dried Monkey Head Mushroom is used for, it has to be soaked, trimmed and washed thoroughly before used.

1. Cover dried Monkey Head Mushroom with enough water .
2. Having it soaked for about 2-6 hour until all its body become gelatinously soft.
3. Its bottom will remain firm even after soaked. So trim this part out.
4. After the hard bottom is trimmed away.
5. Then wash thoroughly and drain dry. Give them some squeezes if you like.
6. Finally, the mushroom is ready for cooking in soups or stir-fries.
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