Hericium ramosum
(Bull.) Letell.
Comb tooth mushroom
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Description
Hericium ramosum is a mushroom in the family Hydnaceae found in temperate regions of California.
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Edible Uses
The fruiting body (mushroom) is edible.
Medicinal Uses
Hericium species are commonly found and consumed in North America and China. The species is readily cultivated. Hericium is used in the folk medicine of China and Japan, but there is no high-quality clinical research as of 2020 to indicate that it has any medicinal or biological properties. The genus Hericium produces the phytochemicals, erinacines and hericenones, which are cyathane metabolites under basic research.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. California.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, North America, USA,
Also Known As
Jiahoutou
References (3)
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
- Hall, I. R., et al, 2003, Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. Timber Press. p 309
- http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/edible.html
