Herbal Color Atlas-(1)

Author: Wang Yi / Country: Mainland China
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Publishing Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Tremella fuciformis, also known as white fungus or snow fungus, is the fruiting body of Tremellaceae. The basidiocarp is gelatinous, smooth, translucent, and can be ear-shaped, petal-like, chrysanthemum-shaped, or chicken. When dried, it turns white or light yellow, with a brownish-yellow base, hard and brittle. Each segment is covered with the fruiting body on both surfaces, measuring 3–7 cm in width and 2–3 mm in thickness, strap-shaped to petal-like, with wavy or lobed edges, and smooth on both sides. It grows on the decaying wood of broadleaf trees such as Quercus aliena, Quercus variabilis, and Alnus. It is found in various regions of Guizhou; also in Shanxi, Jilin, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Taiwan, and Heilongjiang. The main chemical components include approximately 10% protein, 65% carbohydrates, 4% inorganic salts, as well as Tremella polysaccharides and vitamin B. It has a sweet and neutral taste and is known for nourishing yin, moistening the lungs, and nourishing the stomach and generating fluids. Clinical applications include treating consumptive cough with blood in the sputum, internal heat with thirst, and general debility. It is commonly used as a tonic.
① For consumptive cough: 20g of Tremella fuciformis and 20g of apricot kernels, along with a chopped pear, are steamed and consumed together.
② For neurasthenia: 20g of Tremella fuciformis, 10g of Polygala tenuifolia, and 8g of Acorus tatarinowii are decocted and consumed.
③ For stomach dryness and poor appetite: 10g of Tremella fuciformis, 10g of Arundinaria gigantea root, and 10g of Paederia scandens are decocted and consumed. Dosage: 10–20g. P1