Description

Hericium erinaceus is a mushroom that grows on trunks of hardwood tress.

Hericium erinaceus is taken by mouth for age-related mental decline, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, depression, anxiety, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and to improve overall mental function and memory. It is also taken by mouth for long-term inflammation of the stomach lining (chronic atrophic gastritis), stomach ulcers, H. pylori infection, diabetes, cancer, high cholesterol, and weight loss.

Hericium erinaceus is applied to the skin for wound healing.

As food, the fruiting body of Hericium erinaceus is consumed in Chinese and Japanese dishes.

Uses

1)      Age-related mental decline.

2)      Swelling of the stomach lining (chronic atrophic gastritis).

3)      Anxiety.

4)      Cancer.

5)      Dementia.

6)      Depression.

7)      Diabetes.

8)      Gastric ulcers.

9)      H. pylori infections.

10)   High cholesterol.

11)   Multiple sclerosis.

12)   Parkinson's disease.

13)   Weight loss.

14)   Wound healing.