Maitake

Maitake(Grifola frondosa, Hui Shu Hua, Hen of the Woods) is a wood-destroying fungus. They are edible and very tasty. They are rarely found in nature, but their habitat is in the northern hemisphere. Maitake fruits are annual and, as the name suggests, form large clusters that can weigh tens of kilograms. They are found at the base of the trunks and roots of deciduous trees. They are harvested in autumn, most often in September and October. Maitake is undoubtedly best known mainly in Asia, where it is used in the preparation of dishes. Historical sources explain why it is also called the dancing mushroom (translation from Japanese), because it was a great happiness to find this mushroom and the "mushroom pickers" literally danced with joy over their "catch". Traditional Chinese medicine has been using the effects of Maitake for a very long time. It is described in sources from the Han Dynasty (206-210 AD), it is also in the "Chinese herbarium" Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing. Since about the 1980s, Maitake has been cultivated artificially, commercially.

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