I-Tremella Fuciformis (Isikhunta Seqhwa)

I-Tremella fuciformis ibilokhu ilinywa e-China kusukela okungenani ngekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye. Ekuqaleni, izigxobo zokhuni ezifanelekayo zazilungiswa bese ziphathwa ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene ngethemba lokuthi zizofakwa ikoloni. Le ndlela yokulima engahlelekile yenziwa ngcono lapho izigxobo zigonywa ngezinhlamvu noma i-mycelium. Ukukhiqizwa kwesimanje kwaqala kuphela, nokho, ngokuqaphela ukuthi kokubili i-Tremella kanye nezinhlobo zayo ezisingethe kwakudinga ukujova ku-substrate ukuze kuqinisekiswe impumelelo. Indlela "yesiko elibili", manje esetshenziswa ukuhweba, isebenzisa ingxube ye-sawdust efakwe kuzo zombili izinhlobo zesikhunta futhi igcinwe ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanele.

Izinhlobo ezidume kakhulu zokumataniswa no-T. fuciformis umsingathi wazo othandwayo, "Annulohypoxylon archeri".

Ekuphekeni kwaseShayina, i-Tremella fuciformis ngokwesiko isetshenziswa ezitsheni ezinoshukela. Nakuba inganambitheki, yaziswa ngenxa yokuthungwa kwayo kwe-gelatinous kanye nezinzuzo zayo zomuthi ezicatshangelwayo.  Ngokuvamile, isetshenziselwa ukwenza uphudingi ngesiCantonese, ngokuvamile ihlanganiswa nama-jujube, ama-longan omisiwe, nezinye izithako. Ibuye isetshenziswe njengengxenye yesiphuzo nanjenge-ayisikhilimu. Njengoba ukulima kuyenze yangabizi kakhulu, manje isisetshenziswa futhi kwezinye izitsha ezinoshukela.

I-Tremella fuciformis extract isetshenziswa emikhiqizweni yobuhle yabesifazane evela e-China, Korea, nase-Japan. Kubikwa ukuthi isikhunta sandisa ukugcinwa komswakama esikhumbeni futhi sivimbela ukuwohloka kwemithambo emincane yegazi esikhumbeni, sinciphise imibimbi futhi sisheleleze imigqa emihle. Eminye imiphumela yokulwa nokuguga ivela ekwandiseni ubukhona be-superoxide dismutase ebuchosheni nasesibindini; iyi-enzyme esebenza njenge-antioxidant enamandla kuwo wonke umzimba, ikakhulukazi esikhumbeni. I-Tremella fuciformis yaziwa futhi emithini yaseShayina ngokondla amaphaphu.