Lignosus rhinocerus or commonly known as is an important medicinal mushroom found in Malaysia. The fungus was known as “Tiger’s milk”mushroom according to the folklore, as it was believed to emerge from the very spot where the milk of a prowling tigers has dropped on the ground. The underground fungus tuber or sclerotia will remain there for months, years or decades. The mushroom will only sprout out from the ground when nature calls.
The underground sclerotium is the part with medicinal value. The local community had been using this mushroom as an important medicinal mushroom as back dated even in 1930. Besides as a tonic to maintain health, this fungus wasbelieved to have more than 15 medicinal usages according to the different tribes. This included treatment for fever, cough, asthma, breast cancer,stomach cancer, food poisoning, healing wounds and etc.
The powder is also sometimes mixed with Chinese rice wine and applied topically to treat lumps, sores and boils. Thereare traditional face creams made from the mushroom, suggesting anti-bacterial properties.
Orange and contain high Vitamin C. The daily intake of Vitamin C should be 200mg, but nowadays we always facing deficiency of Vitamin C due to lack of fresh food, vegetable or fruit from our daily diet. Vitamin C can help to support immune system, promoting skin health.
1. Improves respiratory health and breathing
· Tiger-Milk Mushroom improves breathing in patients with respiratory health concerns. It also enables the patients to expel the phlegm more easily .
· Tiger-Milk Mushroom helps to relief various allergy symptoms including respiratory allergy such as nasal & sinus symptoms .
2. Relieves cough and asthmatic symptoms
1. Anti-inflammatory properties
1. Boost up immunity and contains anti-tumor properties
