Health Benefits of Wood Ear Mushrooms
Wood ear mushrooms look beautiful and add an earthy flavour and texture to dishes.
They are also jam packed with anti-oxidants and polyphenols, but the big super star compound in Wood Ear mushroom (and many other medicinal mushrooms) is its high content of polysaccharides.Make it stand out
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These polysaccharides are responsible for most of Wood Ear mushroom’s health benefits. They are great for cholesterol and have been found to lower triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. They are also thought to be responsible for Wood Ear mushroom’s anti-tumour and anti-coagulant activity.
The polysaccharides also act as a prebiotic which is basically the food for beneficial gut bacteria. Studies have shown that these polysaccharides stimulate growth and survival of beneficial strains of gut bacteria, such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium.
Hot water extracts of Wood ear mushroom have have a beneficial effect on blood sugar levels after meals, helping to remain steady instead of causing a blood glucose spike.
Interestingly, there has been some recent research into its anti-convulsant properties and there are some interesting proposed uses for the wood ear mushroom extract, including as an anti-epileptic drug.
Some early research also shows Wood Ear mushroom extract has potent aphrodiasiac effects! So, maybe a good mushroom to add to your Valentine’s dinner menu!
References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3763080/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30806253/