Maitake (Hui Shu Hua)
Grifola frondosa
About Maitake (Hui Shu Hua)
Maitake (Hui Shu Hua) (Grifola frondosa) is a herb used in the Taoist Herbal Medicine tradition to help with Immune Support, Cancer Support, Blood Sugar, and Cholesterol, among 1 other condition it addresses. The fruiting body is the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Grifola frondosa is a polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the base of trees, particularly oaks. The mushroom is commonly known among English speakers as hen-of-the-woods, ram's head and sheep's head. It is typically found in late summer to early autumn. In the United States' supplement market, as well as in Asian grocery stores, the mushroom is known by its Japanese name maitake (舞茸, "dancing mushroom"). Throughout Italian American communities in the northeastern United States,
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist