Introduction to Pingshan Black Fungus
Pingshan Black Fungus is a specialty of Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province
Black fungus, also known as black fungus, wood fungus, or light fungus. Mycological classification belongs to the order Basidiomycota, order Trichoderma, and family Auriculariaceae. There are also white fungus with similar shapes. It is wild and can be artificially cultivated. The seeds are ear shaped, leaf shaped, or cup-shaped, thin with wavy edges, 3-10 centimeters wide and about 2 millimeters thick. They are fixed to the substrate with lateral short stems or narrow attachments. The color is black brown, the texture is soft, the taste is delicious, it can be eaten as a vegetable or meat, and it is rich in nutrients. Nourishing blood and maintaining beauty, making the skin rosy and radiant. It can also prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia and has many medicinal effects. Auricularia auricula grows on decaying wood without branches or leaves, and is exposed to residual moisture and heat. All kinds of trees can produce black fungus, and its goodness and toxicity are determined by its wood nature. It grows on decaying wood of 126 broad-leaved trees such as oak, poplar, fig, and locust, either alone or in groups. The roof tiles are often stacked. At present, artificial cultivation is based on oak wood and bags
The organisms in nature follow the law of "spring birth, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage". Traditional Chinese medicine believes in the unity of heaven and man, and humans living in nature should also follow this law. Black fungus has a dark brown color and a gelatinous transparent texture, thin and elastic. Sweet taste, flat nature, can invigorate qi and strengthen vitality, promote blood circulation, and have hemostatic effects. The brown particle body is slightly ear shaped, leaf shaped, or cup-shaped, semi transparent when wet, and shrinks to become brittle and hard keratin to almost leathery when dry. Can be used for general food, especially in humid areas