Houtougu - Lion's Mane / Monkeyhead Mushroom

[Guest guest]

Hi Jon, & All,

 

Lion´s Mane is Houtougu-Hericium. See notes from WWW below.

 

http://tinyurl.com/2w5wz8f has a recipe for Houtougu Huluobo Dun

Yangrou [Monkey-head Mushroom, Carrot + Stewed Mutton]. It has Monkey-

head Mushroom, carrot, mutton, red date, scallion, Gouji berry, black

mushroom, fresh ginger + tangerine peel. It should be a delicious and

highly nutritious dish.

 

See in-depth monograph on Hericium at http://tinyurl.com/38lq499

[which has several other recipes also]

 

My summary from WWW sources:

 

HERB CHINESE NAME: Houtougu, AKA: Caihuagu ; Ciweijun ;

Duiliangu ; Hougu ; Houtou ; Houtoujun ; Houtoumo ;

Huacaijun ; Laweijun ; Shanfujun ; Weijun ; Xiaocihoutou

; Yinyangmo

 

LATIN NAME: Hericium / Hericii erinacei Fructificatio

 

COMMON NAME: Monkey-head / Hedgehog Mushroom / Fungus; Lion's Mane /

Bear´s Head Fungus

 

HERB CLASS: ??

 

HERB TEMP: Even; Non-TOXIC

 

HERB TASTE: Sweet

 

CHANNELS: SJM-SP-ST; KI; LV

 

ACTIONS:

Food~ great delicacy in China, on a par w bird's nest soup, shark's

fin soup, bear paws & sea cucumber;

 

Tonic health-food in geriatric frailty to Nourish + Strengthen body;

for tasty & nutritious food dishes, best cooked w meat (mutton,

chicken, duck, etc) + mixed veg / other herbs;

 

(1) has Nerve Growth Stimulant factor; Antioxidant; Antiaging;

Neuroprotective; Enrich + Tone; Heal Nerve; Heal Myelin; Tone Nerve +

Tone CNS;

 

(2) Aid 5 Zang; Tone SJM-SP-ST; Digestive; ST Protector; Antiulcer~

ST-SI-SI; Nourish KI Jing; Nourish HT; Nourish LU; LV Protector;

Nourish LV; Hypocholesterolaemic; Hypoglycaemic; Antidiabetic;

 

(3) Vulnerary; Immunostimulant; Antiinflammatory; Antimicrobial;

Antifungal; Antibacterial; Anticancer; Px + Tx cancer; Support cancer

chemotherapy;

 

CLINICAL USES:

(1) CNS / congenital / neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's /

dementia, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, muscular

dystrophy, MS, Motor neuron disease, optic neuropathy, auditory

neuropathy, nerve trauma, peripheral nerve injury, toxic neuritis,

meningitis, traumatic brain injury recovery and sequelae, cerebral

infarction, cerebral hemorrhage; neurasthenia;

 

(2) ST Disease + abdomen distension; indigestion / dyspepsia;

appetite loss w faeces loose; ST pain, bloat; ST-SI-LI ulcers;

gastritis~ atrophic / chronic; colitis~ ulcerative; CHD, HT +

vascular disease, angina pectoris; hypertension; KI Xu / Jingxu w

impotence + dizziness / vertigo; hypercholesterolaemia,

hypoglycaemia; diabetes;

 

(3) immune diseases; Ganmao~ frequent; wounds; cancer~ ST-SI-LI /

oesophagus / colorectal; LV hepatoma;

 

for cancer, use Houtougu + Baihuasheshecao + other Hbs according to

Pattern Differentiation;

 

Best regards,

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks,Phil. I have a question. Should Houtougu be considered a herbal or food.

 

Sung, Yuk-ming

 

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[Guest guest]

I have seen alot of reference to Lion's Mane and nerve growth stimulant factor.

Does anyone have any direct experience with Lion's Mane as supporting myelin or

seen any specific studies to that effect. I have a patient with a genetic

demyelinization condition and was wondering if it would be of benefit.

 

Neil Pregozen

 

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> Lion�s Mane is Houtougu-Hericium. See notes from WWW below.

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> (1) has Nerve Growth Stimulant factor; Antioxidant; Antiaging;

> Neuroprotective; Enrich + Tone; Heal Nerve; Heal Myelin; Tone Nerve +

> Tone CNS;

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[Guest guest]

It's both a food and a medicinal. Hericium can be taken in capsules or extracts,

but it is also delicious. If you sautee' it for a while, it tastes something

like cauliflower and lobster. I find them in the wild occasionally, and they are

always a treat.

 

- Bill

 

 

 

, " Yuk Ming " <sxm2649 wrote:

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> Thanks,Phil. I have a question. Should Houtougu be considered a herbal or

food.

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> Sung, Yuk-ming

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Phil & Bill. I have prepared the hericium myself and its flavor is quite

unique. I thought it is grown in Yunnan Province. It is interesting it is grown

somewhere else. How much does the extract or capsules cost I wonder. It is

common in health food stores?

 

Sung, Yuk-ming