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What kind of mushroom variety is the tea tree mushroom?

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The tea tree mushroom belongs to the order Agaricales, family Bolbitiaceae, genus Agrocybe, and is also known as tea mushroom, oil tea mushroom, and divine mushroom. The cap is initially convex, later gradually flattening, shallow in the center, brown, with a paler margin. The flesh is white and thick. The gills are adnate or indistinctly separated from the stem, initially brown, later light brown. The stem is solid, 4-12 cm long, light yellowish-brown. The ring is white, membranous, and positioned high on the stem. Spores are oval to elliptical. The tea tree mushroom is rich in nutrients, with a protein content as high as 19.55%. Among the proteins it contains are 18 amino acids, of which the highest in content is methionine at 2.4

The tea tree mushroom belongs to the order Agaricales, family Bolbitiaceae, genus Agrocybe, and is also known as tea mushroom, oil tea mushroom, and divine mushroom. The cap is initially convex, later gradually flattening, shallow in the center, brown, with a paler margin. The flesh is white and thick. The gills are adnate or indistinctly separated from the stem, initially brown, later light brown. The stem is solid, 4-12 cm long, light yellowish-brown. The ring is white, membranous, and positioned high on the stem. Spores are oval to elliptical.

The tea tree mushroom is rich in nutrients, with a protein content as high as 19.55%. Among the proteins it contains are 18 amino acids, of which the highest in content is methionine at 2.49%, followed by glutamic acid, aspartic acid, isoleucine, glycine and alanine. The total amino acid content is 16.86%. It contains all 8 essential amino acids required by the human body, and is also rich in B vitamins and mineral elements such as potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc. Traditional Chinese medicine holds that this mushroom is sweet and warm in nature, non-toxic, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and has special effects in anti-aging, lowering cholesterol, and preventing and fighting cancer.

The tea tree mushroom is a pure natural edible fungus that is high in protein, low in fat, free of pollution and free of pesticide residues, combining nutrition, health benefits and therapeutic effects in one. According to measurements by the National Food Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, it is rich in 17 amino acids needed by the human body such as aspartic acid and glutamic acid (especially the 8 amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize) and more than ten mineral trace elements and anti-cancer polysaccharides, and its medicinal and health benefits are higher than those of other edible fungi. It has a delicious flavor and is excellent both as a main dish and as a seasoning; it also has the effects of nourishing yang and strengthening yin, and beauty and health care, with unique therapeutic effects on kidney deficiency, frequent urination, edema and rheumatism, and fairly ideal adjunctive therapeutic functions against cancer, lowering blood pressure, preventing aging, low fever in children and bedwetting, and is called the "divine mushroom" among the people.

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