Tremella Fuciformis (Snow Fungus)

Snow Fungus

Botanical name – Tremella fuciformis

English name – Snow Fungus

Chinese name – Bai Mu Er/Yin Er

As well as being a popular culinary mushroom in oriental cuisine, T. fuciformis has a long history of medicinal use and was one of the mushrooms included in the Shen Nong Ben Cao (c.200AD). Its traditional indications include clearing Heat and Dryness, nourishing the brain and enhancing beauty.

Like other jelly fungi, T. fuciformis is rich in polysaccharides and these are the main bioactive component.



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Tremella fuciformis

Fruiting body Powder

 

Insoluble

High density

Capsules

Smoothie

Tremella fuciformis water extract

(With maltodextrin)

Standardized for Polysaccharides

100% Soluble

Moderate density

Solid drinks

Smoothie

Tablets

Tremella fuciformis water extract

(With powders)

Standardized for glucan

70-80% Soluble

More typical taste

High density

Capsules

Smoothie

Tablets

Solid Drinks

Tremella fuciformis water extract

(Pure)

Standardized for glucan

100% Soluble

High density

Capsules

Solid drinks

Smoothie

Maitake mushroom extract

(Pure)

Standardized for polysaccharides and

Hyaluronic acid

100% soluble

High density

Capsules

Smoothie

Facial mask

Skin care product

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Tremella fuciformis has been cultivated in China since at least the nineteenth century. Initially, suitable wooden poles were prepared and then treated in various ways in the hope that they would be colonized by the fungus. This haphazard method of cultivation was improved when poles were inoculated with spores or mycelium. Modern production only began, however, with the realization that both the Tremella and its host species needed to be inoculated into the substrate to ensure success. The "dual culture" method, now used commercially, employs a sawdust mix inoculated with both fungal species and kept under optimal conditions.

The most popular species to pair with T. fuciformis is its preferred host, "Annulohypoxylon archeri".

In Chinese cuisine, Tremella fuciformis is traditionally used in sweet dishes. While tasteless, it is valued for its gelatinous texture as well as its supposed medicinal benefits.  Most commonly, it is used to make a dessert in Cantonese, often in combination with jujubes, dried longans, and other ingredients. It is also used as a component of a drink and as an ice cream. Since cultivation has made it less expensive, it is now additionally used in some savoury dishes.

Tremella fuciformis extract is used in women's beauty products from China, Korea, and Japan. The fungus reportedly increases moisture retention in the skin and prevents senile degradation of micro-blood vessels in the skin, reducing wrinkles and smoothing fine lines. Other anti-aging effects come from increasing the presence of superoxide dismutase in the brain and liver; it is an enzyme that acts as a potent antioxidant throughout the body, particularly in the skin. Tremella fuciformis is also known in Chinese medicine for nourishing the lungs.


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