Auricularia densely hairy (Auricularia polytricha)
- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Auriculariomycetidae
- Order: Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
- Family: Auriculariaceae (Auriculariaceae)
- Genus: Auricularia (Auricularia)
- Type: Auricularia polytricha (Auricularia densely hairy)
- tree ear
Auricularia densely hairy from lat. ‘Auricularia polytricha’
Auricularia densely hairy outside has a yellowish-olive-brown color, inside – a gray-violet or gray-reddish color, the upper part is shiny, and
the underside is hairy.
The cap, approximately grows to a diameter of about 14-16 cm, and a height of about 8-10 cm, and a thickness of only 1,5-2 mm.
The stem of the fungus is very small or completely absent.
The pulp of the fungus is gelatinous and cartilaginous. When a drought sets in, the fungus often dries up, and after the passage of rain, the fungus regains its consistency.
In Chinese medicine, wood ear is said to “revitalize the blood, detoxify, invigorate, hydrate and cleanse the intestines”.
This mushroom has a good neutralizing agent and is able to remove, dissolve stones in the gallbladder and kidneys. Some plant colloids in its composition resist the absorption and deposition of fats by the body, which helps to lose weight and reduce blood cholesterol levels.
Auricularia polytricha – is one of the preventive agents for hypertension and atherosclerosis. Since ancient times, Chinese healers and doctors consider this mushroom a rich source of anti-cancer cells, in this regard, they use this powder from auricularia for the prevention and treatment of cancer. Since ancient times, this mushroom has also been used in Slavic medicine as an external coolant for inflammation of the eyes and throat and as a very effective remedy for diseases such as:
— frogs;
– tonsils;
– Tumors of the uvula and larynx (and from all external tumors)