Wood ear mushrooms are a medicinal ingredient known for their cooling properties and ability to stop bleeding, making them particularly effective in cases of hemorrhage and gastrointestinal bleeding. Wood ear mushrooms have a sweet taste, a neutral nature, and are slightly toxic; when consumed, they help to invigorate the qi and lighten the body. They can treat various ailments, and generally, all types of wood ear mushrooms possess the functions of cooling the blood and stopping bleeding.
The mulberry wood ear mushroom is used to treat uterine bleeding, excessive menstrual bleeding, and prolonged menstruation: Take blackened mulberry wood ear mushrooms, grind them into a fine powder, and consume a few teaspoons at a time. Take this 3-4 times a day.
In cases of dysentery with blood, take 20 grams of wood ear mushrooms, roast and grind into powder, and divide into three doses throughout the day.
To treat blood in the stool, constipation, and hard stools, use 5 grams of wood ear mushrooms with soapberry, crushed. If there is no improvement, take an additional 3-4 doses to recover.
The soapberry wood ear mushroom is slightly toxic and should not be consumed; it is only used for medicinal purposes as described above.
In addition to treating bleeding conditions, wood ear mushrooms are also used for the following ailments:
- Chronic hemorrhoids: Cook and consume wood ear mushrooms multiple times for relief.
- Toothache: Use equal amounts of wood ear mushrooms and patchouli. Boil to make a decoction for gargling and mouth rinsing.
- Sudden chest pain: Take 8 grams of roasted wood ear mushrooms and consume three times a day.
- Cloudy urine: Cook with pine wood ear mushrooms for meals.
- Postpartum abdominal pain: Use 20 grams of sophora wood ear mushrooms, grind finely, and drink with alcohol for immediate relief.
- Nausea and vomiting with phlegm: Take 7 wood ear mushrooms from willow, boil and drink to recover.
