The efficacy and function of chicken (Tucong)

Chicken (Tucong) is a very common medicinal material in life. It has a wide range of uses and you can choose it with confidence. Let’s take a look at it together.

[Other names] Chicken mushroom, chicken mushroom, ant mushroom, ant mushroom, chicken mushroom, chicken mushroom, chicken mushroom, three-tan mushroom, chicken mushroom, fighting mushroom, termite mushroom, tung mushroom, chicken mushroom, chicken mushroom, umbrella mushroom

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruiting body of the plant Trichoderma lucidum (Trichoderma lucidum) of the Trichoderma family.

【Original morphology】 The cap width is 3-23.5cm. Conical to bell-shaped when young, gradually stretching, with a significantly raised top in the shape of a bamboo hat, light khaki or gray-brown to dark brown, and radiating cracks when old, sometimes with turned-up edges. The gills are white to milky white, turning yellow when old, curved or nearly free, dense, narrow, unequal in length, with wavy edges. The flesh is white and thick. The stipe is relatively sturdy, 3-15cm long, 0.7-2.4cm thick, white or the same color as the cap, solid in the middle, swollen at the base, with brown to dark brown slender rhizomes, up to 40cm long. The spore print is cream or pink. Spores are oval, smooth, colorless, (7.5-8.5) μm × (4.5-5.5) μm.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on hillsides, fields and forest edges, its rhizomes are connected to underground termite nests.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The cap is conical, or stretched, with a central bulge in the shape of a bamboo hat, with a diameter of up to 23.5 cm, dark brown, grayish brown or light khaki, with radial cracks on the surface and sometimes turned up edges. The flesh is thick and white. The gills are dense, unequal in length, white or yellowish. The stipe is 3-15cm long and 1-2.5cm in diameter, white or off-white, with a slightly swollen base that extends into brown rhizomes that can be up to 40cm long. It has a strong fragrance and a light taste.

【Chemical composition】 Contains ergosterol.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; neutral

【Entry into Meridians】Spleen; stomach; large intestine meridians.

【Functions and indications】 Strengthens the spleen and stomach; treats hemorrhoids. . It is used to treat abdominal distension, indigestion, mental fatigue and hemorrhoids.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Compendium of Materia Medica": Benefits the stomach, clears the mind, and treats hemorrhoids.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In the above article, we introduced what chicken (Tucong) is, the efficacy and function of chicken (Tucong). We know that chicken (Tucong) can not only improve immunity, but also plays an indispensable role in certain diseases.