Shiitake Mushroom 500g | Hua Gu 花菇

Hua Gu (花菇), premium flower shiitake, 500g. The 'flower' grade is the one with the cracked white pattern across the cap — thicker, meatier and considerably more aromatic than ordinary dried shiitake.

• 500g of premium flower-grade shiitake
• Thick caps with the distinctive cracked white pattern
• Meatier and more aromatic than standard shiitake
• No artificial additives
• Generous 500g pack

Traditional use of Shiitake Mushroom

Shiitake has been cultivated in China for around a thousand years and is treated in dietary therapy as a qi-tonifying food — one of the clearest cases of food and medicine being the same thing.

Names for this herb

Pinyin Hua Gu · Chinese 花菇 · also written 香菇 · also written 冬菇 · botanical name Lentinula edodes · English: shiitake mushroom, flower shiitake, Chinese black mushroom · Cantonese: fa gu

Chinese herbs are sold under many names. If you were given a different name or a prescription slip you cannot match, send it to us and we will identify it for you.

Traditional use information is provided for general education only and is not medical advice. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult a qualified practitioner before use, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a health condition. Keep out of reach of children.