Health Benefits of Hericium Erinaceus
Mushrooms are commonly known for their miraculous health and the healing benefits with great tastes. They also contain numerous essential vitamins and minerals that our body system needed to live a healthy life, boosting the body immune system and promoting growth of children. Other benefits of mushroom shall be discussed later in this content.
Today I will be pointing my radar to a very special mushroom 'Hericium Erinaceus popularly known as Lion's Mane.
Hericium Erinaceus is an edible type of mushroom. It is commonly found in part of Asia, Europe, and North America.
It belongs to the family of Hericiacea, kingdom Fungi, and class of Russulales. It is very attractive and beautiful because of it's whitish colour, and how it grow in a single chimp of dangling spines.
Lion's Mane or Hedgehog Mushroom cannot be overlooked in the history of traditional Chinese medicine for it's wonderful physiological and mental benefits.
Health Benefits
Lion's mane contains several vital nutrients that the system to needs to function well which I will discuss about :
Immunity Booster
It energize microphages in the immune system, which gives the body the ability and power to fight infections and illness because of the anti-inflammatory effect.
Healing Process
It helps to reduce inflammatory pain most especially gastritis.
It also reduces the precancerous cell in the stomach of people living with condition like Dementia, Cancer, Anxiety ,Stomach Ulcers and Depression.
Blood Pressure
Because of its richness in potassium, it reduces the negative impact of sodium in the body system, therefore reduces the pressure in the blood vessels.
It is also good for weight loss and reduces risks such as hypertension, metabolic disorder because of its anti-oxidants properties.
Conclusion
Lion's Mane Mushroom possesses vital nutrients; protein, vitamins and minerals that are good for healthy living. It contains copper, magnesiums, selenium among others. It also play vital role in the growth and developments of infants and children when mixed with their food as a form of nutrition.
References
Hericium erinaceus: an edible mushroom with medicinal values
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