Finding rare and precious mushrooms

A medicinal merchant in Hanoi has found a rare mushroom forage and someone is asking for 200 million dong.

It is the resurrection mushroom root that Mr. Nguyen Huu Anh (33 years old, living in Ba Vi district, Hanoi) owns. Anh said, he did not directly find this mushroom, but the team members went to the forest to discover and bring it back. Mushrooms are found in Yen Bai forest area, belonging to Hoang Lien Son range above 2,000m altitude.

The mushroom restores the spirit when it is still intact.

According to observation, mushroom bulbs are not very nice appearance with round mounds, diameter about 40cm across and about 35cm long. When he brought home, Anh Anh kept the branch through the mushroom roots, all with a total weight of about 18kg. After that, he cut down the branches and weighed it, then the remaining mushroom weighed nearly 14kg.

"Previously, I also often sell this item, but those mushrooms weigh only a few slices, up to 1 - 2kg for 4 - 5 million VND / kg. each other, someone has found a tuber weighing up to 5kg but not a tuber of celestial mushroom, heavier than this bulb, " Anh said.

Also according to Anh, he brought the mushroom to ask a lot of oriental medicine and all confirmed that it is rare and precious mushroom restoration, but more specifically the spirit of the spirit .

Through the photos of the mushroom, Mr. Huynh Nguyen Loc - Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Traditional Medicine confirmed that it is the "spirit spirit" mushroom .

Mushrooms weigh about 14kg after cutting off the branches.

Mushroom "restorative" is a scientific name and has appeared in ancient Chinese books (Sutra texts, Medicine originated, Worked on the pharmaceutical calculation solution, Draft outline, .). The fungus grows under the pine tree roots and some plants belonging to the pine family are called "spiritual spirits".

Also known as "dress for heaven" is because it grows on the tree branch, was set by Zen master Tran Ngoc Lam when discovered on Hoang Lien Son range. Mr. Lam knew of this fungus after a period of medical treatment in Tibet (China) and was passed on by a Zen master here.

"A few years ago, no one mentioned this fungus. Very few people found it and only a few of them, but they left it for use and not selling it. and the price is not cheap either, " Anh said.

Close up of mushroom roots.

It is known that two people have offered to buy Mr. Anh's 14kg heavy mushroom mushroom for 60 million VND and 200 million VND. However, he has not decided to sell.

Asked about the intention to establish a record for the mushroom that is in possession, Mr. Nguyen Huu Anh said: "Many people also asked me to register a record or break a record but I was not familiar with the requirements. How to apply and register. "

Talking to PV about the case of this 14kg heavy mushroom mushroom, VietKings representative declined to comment because there was not much information. However, Vietkings representative said that if individuals or units want to know about the record breaking, they must send the documents to Vietkings.

The application includes: Application form, analytical form, verification of the authorized unit's tuber, photos / videos and articles, if relevant, and an introduction to the proposal.

"When there is a record, the council of Vietkings will evaluate it to decide whether to set up or break the record," said Vietkings representative.

According to Mr. Huynh Nguyen Loc, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, the spirit restoration is a parasitic fungus or saprophytic root of pine tree, whose scientific name is Poria cocos Wolf, the fungus family (Polyporaceae). The fruit body of the mushroom has an irregular shape, the diameter can reach 10 - 30cm.

Restoration has been cultured successfully and can be harvested after 2 years, better than after 3-4 years.

The composition of the spirit restorations includes: Spiritual healing (the outer shell of the spirit's flesh); the spirit chain (the second layer after the shell) is pinkish or light brown; white dress (bowel part) is white. Also "recovering gods" or "spirit spirits" are only spiritual dress hugging pine roots inside.

Each part of the spirit restorer has its own special effects: The dermatology has a priority effect on diuretic, perforation, and edema; Spiritual healing chains have the main effect of water and low heat; white dress for the spirit or white spirit has low beneficial effects of diuretic (diuretic), spleen (good digestion) and sedation. Particularly, the goddess has a very good sedative effect.

Restoration contains polysacchrid called β-pachyman. Several recent studies have shown that polysacchrid is a substance that supports cancer treatment, but there are not many reliable studies.