Delicious mushrooms that are good for the heart and brain

According to Master, Doctor Nguyen Trong Tin, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Campus 3,shiitake mushroomsAlso known as shiitake mushrooms, they are widely used in cuisines around the world, especially in Asia such as Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Doctor Tin said that shiitake mushrooms are both a nutritious food and a precious medicinal herb, highly valued for their benefits to human health.

Accordingly, in Asian cuisine, people prepare shiitake mushrooms by cooking them with broth, noodles or porridge, grilling them over charcoal, or stir-frying them with meat.

In traditional medicine, shiitake mushrooms are used in soups with other medicinal herbs to nourish the blood and improve health, suitable for people with weak or malnourished constitutions, the elderly and pregnant women.

Doctor Tin affirms that according to modern medicine, shiitake mushrooms are a medicinal herb that can support the treatment of a number of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and kidney disease.

Specifically, shiitake mushrooms contain a type of polysaccharide called beta-glucan, which has the ability to strengthen the immune system and fight cancer. Shiitake mushrooms also contain essential oils including terpenes and sesquiterpenes, which have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Shiitake mushrooms contain vitamins B, D; minerals such as iron, zinc, copper; protein to help provide energy and improve health.

In addition, this familiar mushroom also contains nucleic acids such as adenosine, guanosine, uridine and thymidine, which have the effect of enhancing brain function and reducing stress.

Doctor Tin said that according to folk experience, there are many remedies using shiitake mushrooms because they help treat insomnia and cardiovascular diseases, nourish the body, treat headaches caused by blood deficiency...