Fragrant Mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

香蕈xiāng xùnXiangxun

Lentinula edodes · Fungus

Lentinula edodes
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Indications

Cautions

May increase immune activity; caution with autoimmune disorders and immunosuppressant medications; may increase bleeding risk.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Fragrant Mushroom for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

AnticancerBlood VacuityCarcinomaChronic HepatitisEdemaFatigued Spirit & HypodynamiaHyperlipemiaHypertensionIndigestionNight SweatingNon-eruption Of MeaslesRicketsTorpid IntakeUrinary IncontinenceHivesOf Rigth Qi Weakness

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Fragrant Mushroom does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel Wind & Outthrust PapulesFortify Spleen & Promote DigestionRectify Qi & Transform PhlegmResolve Toxin