The thing that grows on the top of a tree is like a “panacea” in Vietnam, rich people buy it all year round

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This mushroom is likened to a “panacea” because of its rare medicinal value.

Lingtian mushroom (Wolfiporia extensa (PeckGinns) is one of the rare mushrooms in Vietnam that costs up to tens of millions of dong

 This fungus only grows on the tops of spruce trees, abundant in the Hoang Lien Son mountains.

Lingtian mushrooms have an average weight of 500g-2kg/tub, including some bulbs up to 10-15kg

On the market, the price of reishi mushrooms ranges from 400,000 to 1 million VND/kg.($1=25,000 VND)

This fungus has a very special formation process, they are created when insects and beetles gouge the trunk of a spruce tree. The pine tree will secrete sap to heal wounds. From this plastic place can grow the spirit of the mushroom.

If you want to pick this mushroom, you must go to the forest, know the land and climb well to pick it

Customers who buy this mushroom are mainly the owners of Oriental Medicine clinics in provinces such as Hanoi, Nam Dinh, and Hai Phong…. 

Lingtian mushrooms are used to soak alcohol, decoction, drink or eat directly

As observed, this fungus has a rough appearance with gray lumps

According to ancient Chinese books, this mushroom has the effect of nourishing, and strengthening the body, restoring health, diuretic, detoxifying….

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