Hericium erinaceus
Hericium erinaceus is also called monkey head because its fruitbody looks like a ball with hair. In the old times monkey head was regarded as the famous mountain treasure which just could be eaten by rich men. It is one of the famous four dish in china ( another three are sea cucumber, bear palm and bird's nest.)
According to the chemical analysis, every 100 grams of dried fungus contain 26.3 g protein, 4.2 g fat, 44.9 g carbohydrate, 6.4g thin fibre, 10.2g water, 850mg P, 18mg Fe, 2mg Ca, 0.89mg VB1, 1.89mg VB2, 0.01mg carotene. 16 kinds of amino acids including 7 kinds of essential amino acids.
It is good for digest and can be used as invigorant.Hericium erinaceus can nourish organs, and can cure chronic gastricism, duodenum ulcer and other enteron diseases. It also can improve people's immune system. It contain unsaturated fatty acids which is propitious to the circulation of blood and can reduce blood cholesterin content, so Hericium erinaceus is also the ideal food for those who are high blood pressure or with heart  or blood vessel disease. Because of it great effects , Hericium erinaceus is famed as the monkeyhead mushroom is the best in those delicacies from mountain and the edible bird's nest is the best in those delicacies from sea.
During these years we Chinese have developed some Chinese medicine made from Hericium erinaceus to cure disease, it is proved by the truth that monkey head is useful to dyspepsia, nerve weakness and body weakness.
Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide
Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide is the major active component in the Hericium erinaceus. Its active portion is the glucan that is composd by the main chain connected with -(13) glucoside and the branch chain connected with -(16) glucoside. It showed a significant inhibitory effect on the mice sarcoma 180 and   some other cancer.
Hericipin is the other active component of Hericium erinaceus . It induces the synthesis of nerve growth factor (NGF: it could prolong N axon, maintain the survival of N cells, regulate the formation of nerve cell as well as promote the regeneration of nerve cell in feeble animals). Its activity is much more potent than that of adrenaline. The major components are the Hericipin A,B,C,E,F. Its chemical composition are diterpenoid compounds. Hericipin is used in curing of  intelligence declining, neurasthena and the declining of autonomic nerve, especially showing the good effectiveness to the Alzheimer type dementia. Besides, the monkeyhead mushroon polysaccharide showed the function of enriching the blood, strengthening the health. The effecting rate of healing on stomach and duodenum ulcer was 93%.
Quality parameters
Character Brown or brown-yellow powdermoisture absorption easily
Polysaccharide Content 15% 20%
Solubility(water) Soluble
Heavy metal parameters As1.0ppm  Cd2ppm
Cr1ppm    Pb2ppm    Hg0.5ppm
Sanitation indicators Bacteria1000/g  E.Coli and Mite not detected
Mould100/g
Loss on Drying 9%
ġSpecifications
1kg/bag, 5kg/bag, 10kg/bag ,25kg/drum(or packed according to the order of customers)