Lion’s mane mushroom, scientifically known as Hericium Erinaceus, is one of the mushrooms with an enchantingly beautiful appearance.

Also known as lion’s mane mushroom, monkey head mushroom . This fungus grows on the trunks of rotten trees. The lion’s mane mushroom has mushroom tassels that droop down like a monkey’s head. When the mushroom gets old, these tendrils turn yellow and look like a lion’s mane.

The lion’s mane mushroom has mushroom tassels that droop down like a monkey’s head.

Lion’s mane mushrooms often grow in large clusters forming fruiting bodies, spherical or elliptical in shape. Dried lion’s mane mushrooms can be brewed into a drink instead of tea. Dried mushrooms have a selling price 10 times higher than fresh mushrooms.

This is a temperate mushroom and can only be grown in cool climates. Although Vietnam is not a place with a suitable climate for growing lion’s mane mushrooms, there are now areas that successfully cultivate this unique mushroom under artificial conditions.

Thousands of years ago, lion’s mane mushrooms were a dish only for royalty in some Asian countries such as Korea, China, and Japan. Lion’s mane mushroom has many health benefits such as enhancing resistance, good for the brain, etc.