What is Hericium erinaceus?

Hericium erinaceus grows naturally in North America, China and Japan. In Europe it is rare to find. Hedgehog mushroom that can be found in Europe is grown in the laboratory under strictly controlled conditions that correspond to the natural habitat. it typically appears on the wounds of living or very recently cut hardwoods, and the fact that its spines are mostly more than 1 cm in length. ebiochem.com

There are plenty of nurients in hericium erinaceus. Each hectogram hericium erinaceus contains 26.3g protein which is double of mushroom. It also contains 17 amino acid and 8 of them are essential to humans. It is also less of fat but much vitamin and inorganic salt. It is effective to stimulate appetite, protects stomach, improves transformation rate of lymphocyte and promotes leucocytes.It’s a great nutritious food. In China the mycelium is used to make Hericium erinaceus Pills to treat gastric and duodenal ulcers, chronic gastritis, gastric and oesophageal cancer. ebiochem.com