Mushrooms have a lot of nutrients. Shiitake mushrooms, for example, believed to ward off premature aging.
But not only that many of shiitake mushrooms health benefits. Several other fungi are also full of benefits are:
Lingzhi fungus
Sherpa tribe who lived in the Himalayas, a fungus that is very reliable. Efficacy of this fungus has been proved, they are able to survive even in steep terrain with extreme seasonal changes. The secret is in the beneficial substances found in lingzhi fungus, which is vitamin B1 (thiamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin C, potassium (K), phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca), sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg ), copper (Cu), germanium (Ge).
This fungus is very useful for children because of abortion can be a tonic for the brain, and the smooth circulation of oxygen. Also lingzhi also useful to improve the process of metabolism, cleanse the blood, improving stamina. Besides being used as an ingredient in cooking the mixture, mushrooms are also easily found in the form of beverages, namely tea lingzhi.
Auricularia auricula
Ear fungus (Auricularia auricula, or wood ear mushroom) only 2 types of safe consumption, namely:
* Cloud ear fungus, shaped like ears, ear fungus named thus, purplish black, grew up on the wet wood and damp. Many cultivated in East Asia.
* Mushroom red ears, larger than the black ear fungus and slightly reddish color, much cultivated in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia.
Useful substances contained in them such as vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, calcium, carbohydrate. Mucus in this fungus is believed to counteract high cholesterol diet-yield as well as detoxifying pesticides, detergents, or heavy metals carried in with other food ingredients. For drinks, the fungus was efficacious in reducing the heat. The way to soak in water overnight, then water rendamannya drunk.
Button mushrooms
Button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) also called champignon mushrooms. This fungus has a protein content and very low fat, rich in vitamin B complex (riboflavin, niacin and panthotenat), sodium (Na), potassium (K), selenium (Se). Button mushrooms is believed efficacious for patients with diabetes and hypertension, as well as to prevent and treat disease today, such as cancer. For children, this fungus is very useful to maintain and improve fitness and health, in addition to helping the regeneration of body cells, especially after illness.
Mushroom
In Indonesia mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) is often used as condiments mushroom chicken noodle. Dark brown or gray and has a hood like a saucer. Mushroom is also a source of several kinds of enzymes, especially trypsin which play an important role to help the digestive process.
Mushroom can also be used as protective foods as vitamin B-complex which includes the complete riboflavin and amino acids essential to have a fairly complete. besides mushroom useful for people with diabetes, anemia, to cancer.
