A healthy lift with snow fungus

[Guest guest]

I don't think so!!!!

KC

FRESH INGREDIENTS: A healthy lift with snow fungus

Eu Hooi Khaw

Dec 16:

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Snow fungus nourishes the lungs, regulates the stomach, improves

appetite, strengthens the heart, balances the blood, benefits the

kidneys and boosts the immune system, pens EU HOOI KHAW.

Bearing all this in mind, consider buying snow fungus for your

soups, double-boiled desserts and stirfries next time you see the

packets of it in the market, sundry shops or Chinese medicine shops.

Anyone who's recovering from an illness should eat snow fungus, as

should young children and the elderly.

For the latter, it will keep hypertension in check and

arteriosclerosis at bay. Scientific studies have established the

last; snow fungus lowers the bad LDL cholesterol.

An extract of the fungus has been shown to kill cervical cancer

cells.

Those suffering from insomnia and poor appetite should also try

eating snow fungus. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and tonic

properties.

Women should indulge in sweet or savoury soups cooked with white

fungus as it helps slow the aging process and leaves them with

beautiful skin.

High-quality snow fungus (left), which grows on many trees in Asia,

has a yellowish white colour.

It has more than 2,000 years of history in Chinese medicine.

Snow fungus is high in iron, vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus. The

fat and gum-like protein in it is especially nourishing to the body.

An easy way to eat snow fungus is to boil it with rock sugar and red

dates. It's good for the respiratory system and helps prevent you

getting a cold. You could also boil it with dried longans.

I like adding snow fungus to soups. One soup that I boiled for a

friend recovering from an operation recently was with soyabeans, kei

chi, red dates, snow fungus and of course a whole kampung chicken. I

was thinking about colour when I made the soup — nothing too pale,

or clouding the clear soup with other ingredients. It tasted real

good.

I recently had a double-boiled chicken soup with shark's fin in a

coconut in a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur and it was delicious.

Here is a sweet soup double-boiled in a coconut. The Chinese will

tell you it's very " yun " , meaning balanced and nourishing. I could

imagine its fragrant flavours writing this recipe.

DOUBLE-BOILED SNOW FUNGUS IN A COCONUT

1 pandan coconut (you can get this pre-prepared in the market)

1 tsp rock sugar

1 fresh sea coconut, shredded

1/2 rice bowl soaked snow fungus

Method

1. Pour out a third of the coconut juice. Use some of it to melt the

rock sugar in a saucepan.

2. Pour it back into the coconut, together with sea coconut and pre-

soaked snow fungus. (Buy snow fungus that softens easily)

3. Double-boil over a medium fire for three hours.

SNOW FUNGUS IN CHICKEN SOUP

1 medium-sized kampung chicken

5 bowls of water

1 1/2 rice bowls soaked snow fungus

2 Tbsps kei chee

2 Tbsps seedless red dates

3 Tbsps dried soyabeans (soaked overnight)

2 tsps sea salt or to taste

Method

1. Put chopped, skinless chicken into a claypot. Bring to a boil and

skim off the scum and oil that float up.

2. Add the soyabeans and red dates. Let the soup simmer for an hour

before adding the snow fungus, kei chee and salt.

3. Keep the soup simmering for at least another hour.

[Guest guest]

Hah! I guess I can throw out those drywall snacks now.

I'm a bit curious, though. I wonder if this one is a mushroom, or an

antibiotic, or both, or what. Interesting, too that you can supposedly boil the

stuff and it still retains its properties. Maybe that illustrates a little

something about what you can and can't do to certain fungi with heat? (I'm

thinking about that company that claims it can clean up buildings with heat.)

tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> wrote:

I don't think so!!!!

KC

FRESH INGREDIENTS: A healthy lift with snow fungus

Eu Hooi Khaw

Dec 16:

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http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/JustChill/2005121514164

2/Article/indexb_html

Snow fungus nourishes the lungs, regulates the stomach, improves

appetite, strengthens the heart, balances the blood, benefits the

kidneys and boosts the immune system, pens EU HOOI KHAW.

Bearing all this in mind, consider buying snow fungus for your

soups, double-boiled desserts and stirfries next time you see the

packets of it in the market, sundry shops or Chinese medicine shops.

Anyone who's recovering from an illness should eat snow fungus, as

should young children and the elderly.

For the latter, it will keep hypertension in check and

arteriosclerosis at bay. Scientific studies have established the

last; snow fungus lowers the bad LDL cholesterol.

An extract of the fungus has been shown to kill cervical cancer

cells.

Those suffering from insomnia and poor appetite should also try

eating snow fungus. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and tonic

properties.

Women should indulge in sweet or savoury soups cooked with white

fungus as it helps slow the aging process and leaves them with

beautiful skin.

High-quality snow fungus (left), which grows on many trees in Asia,

has a yellowish white colour.

It has more than 2,000 years of history in Chinese medicine.

Snow fungus is high in iron, vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus. The

fat and gum-like protein in it is especially nourishing to the body.

An easy way to eat snow fungus is to boil it with rock sugar and red

dates. It's good for the respiratory system and helps prevent you

getting a cold. You could also boil it with dried longans.

I like adding snow fungus to soups. One soup that I boiled for a

friend recovering from an operation recently was with soyabeans, kei

chi, red dates, snow fungus and of course a whole kampung chicken. I

was thinking about colour when I made the soup — nothing too pale,

or clouding the clear soup with other ingredients. It tasted real

good.

I recently had a double-boiled chicken soup with shark's fin in a

coconut in a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur and it was delicious.

Here is a sweet soup double-boiled in a coconut. The Chinese will

tell you it's very " yun " , meaning balanced and nourishing. I could

imagine its fragrant flavours writing this recipe.

DOUBLE-BOILED SNOW FUNGUS IN A COCONUT

1 pandan coconut (you can get this pre-prepared in the market)

1 tsp rock sugar

1 fresh sea coconut, shredded

1/2 rice bowl soaked snow fungus

Method

1. Pour out a third of the coconut juice. Use some of it to melt the

rock sugar in a saucepan.

2. Pour it back into the coconut, together with sea coconut and pre-

soaked snow fungus. (Buy snow fungus that softens easily)

3. Double-boil over a medium fire for three hours.

SNOW FUNGUS IN CHICKEN SOUP

1 medium-sized kampung chicken

5 bowls of water

1 1/2 rice bowls soaked snow fungus

2 Tbsps kei chee

2 Tbsps seedless red dates

3 Tbsps dried soyabeans (soaked overnight)

2 tsps sea salt or to taste

Method

1. Put chopped, skinless chicken into a claypot. Bring to a boil and

skim off the scum and oil that float up.

2. Add the soyabeans and red dates. Let the soup simmer for an hour

before adding the snow fungus, kei chee and salt.

3. Keep the soup simmering for at least another hour.

FAIR USE NOTICE:

[Guest guest]

I find it very interesting that the Oriental culture has been using all manner

of funguses as

medicine for a very long time. I have had some great results using chinese

herbal tea (it is

the old fashioned, cook the herbs in a ceramic pot every day kind of tea, and it

is

definately very powerful. Not to be confused with our kinds of herbal tea. It is

done by

prescription only, by a Traditional Chinese Medical Doctor, one who has had a 6

year

training comparable in rigor to our Allopathic Doctors.

I found that as my problem wore on (mold exposure getting worse and worse) I had

much

less tolerance for the mushroom parts of the formula, and also I had less

tolerance for

seaweed, which I have always loved. I can now eat seaweed again, but not of

course,

mushrooms.

Once in Hong Kong at a Buddist restaurant, I ordered the top thing on their

menu, which

was listed as vegetables in English. the waitress cautioned me, but, no, I knew

better than

she did what was on her menu! Whoo boy. She brought out a huge steaming plate of

FUNGUSES. Every shape and variety known to man, well, not really. It must have

had much

medicinal benefit in order for it to be the specialty of the house. Boy was I

embarrassed.

But, we ate it. At least some of it. I did not have this problem back then, so I

could eat it

without mishap. My problem back then was ego......or one of them...

Now I wonder if I will ever be able to go anywhere again. When I am feeling

better, I think

about a new career, then when I get stuck back in bed, I don't know. How do

people make

any money with this problem...

Anywya, thanks for the post. It is interesting.

>

> I don't think so!!!!

> KC

>

> FRESH INGREDIENTS: A healthy lift with snow fungus

> Eu Hooi Khaw

>

> Dec 16:

> ---------------------------------------------------------------------

> http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/JustChill/2005121514164

> 2/Article/indexb_html

>

> Snow fungus nourishes the lungs, regulates the stomach, improves

> appetite, strengthens the heart, balances the blood, benefits the

> kidneys and boosts the immune system, pens EU HOOI KHAW.

> Bearing all this in mind, consider buying snow fungus for your

> soups, double-boiled desserts and stirfries next time you see the

> packets of it in the market, sundry shops or Chinese medicine shops.

>

> Anyone who's recovering from an illness should eat snow fungus, as

> should young children and the elderly.

>

> For the latter, it will keep hypertension in check and

> arteriosclerosis at bay. Scientific studies have established the

> last; snow fungus lowers the bad LDL cholesterol.

>

> An extract of the fungus has been shown to kill cervical cancer

> cells.

>

> Those suffering from insomnia and poor appetite should also try

> eating snow fungus. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and tonic

> properties.

>

> Women should indulge in sweet or savoury soups cooked with white

> fungus as it helps slow the aging process and leaves them with

> beautiful skin.

>

> High-quality snow fungus (left), which grows on many trees in Asia,

> has a yellowish white colour.

>

> It has more than 2,000 years of history in Chinese medicine.

>

> Snow fungus is high in iron, vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus. The

> fat and gum-like protein in it is especially nourishing to the body.

>

> An easy way to eat snow fungus is to boil it with rock sugar and red

> dates. It's good for the respiratory system and helps prevent you

> getting a cold. You could also boil it with dried longans.

>

> I like adding snow fungus to soups. One soup that I boiled for a

> friend recovering from an operation recently was with soyabeans, kei

> chi, red dates, snow fungus and of course a whole kampung chicken. I

> was thinking about colour when I made the soup — nothing too pale,

> or clouding the clear soup with other ingredients. It tasted real

> good.

>

> I recently had a double-boiled chicken soup with shark's fin in a

> coconut in a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur and it was delicious.

>

> Here is a sweet soup double-boiled in a coconut. The Chinese will

> tell you it's very " yun " , meaning balanced and nourishing. I could

> imagine its fragrant flavours writing this recipe.

>

> DOUBLE-BOILED SNOW FUNGUS IN A COCONUT

>

> 1 pandan coconut (you can get this pre-prepared in the market)

> 1 tsp rock sugar

> 1 fresh sea coconut, shredded

> 1/2 rice bowl soaked snow fungus

>

> Method

>

> 1. Pour out a third of the coconut juice. Use some of it to melt the

> rock sugar in a saucepan.

>

> 2. Pour it back into the coconut, together with sea coconut and pre-

> soaked snow fungus. (Buy snow fungus that softens easily)

>

> 3. Double-boil over a medium fire for three hours.

>

> SNOW FUNGUS IN CHICKEN SOUP

>

> 1 medium-sized kampung chicken

> 5 bowls of water

> 1 1/2 rice bowls soaked snow fungus

> 2 Tbsps kei chee

> 2 Tbsps seedless red dates

> 3 Tbsps dried soyabeans (soaked overnight)

> 2 tsps sea salt or to taste

>

> Method

>

> 1. Put chopped, skinless chicken into a claypot. Bring to a boil and

> skim off the scum and oil that float up.

>

> 2. Add the soyabeans and red dates. Let the soup simmer for an hour

> before adding the snow fungus, kei chee and salt.

>

> 3. Keep the soup simmering for at least another hour.

>

[Guest guest]

...>>>>I found that as my problem wore on (mold exposure getting worse and

worse) I had much less tolerance for the mushroom parts of the formula, and

also I had less tolerance for seaweed, which I have always loved. I can now

eat seaweed again, but not of course, mushrooms........ "

I'm trained both in Western and Chinese medical herbalism and yes I do use

medicinal Chinese mushrooms even though I was severely damaged by mold on

2002. I would not eat a big plate of fungus cooked in a Chinese restaurant

nor would I buy some dried Chinese fungi from a Chinese grocery store and

just cook them. Seaweeds are often contaminated today unfortunately with

heavy metals which our bodies cannot tolerate for long; I use seaweeds in my

diet; however they are always tested and/or organically grown to make sure

they contain no heavy metals.

One of my favorite medicinal mushrooms is Reishi which must be prepared

properly. Reishi, when dried, is hard as stone. There are several good

companies that have excellent Reishi; one of my favorite (in addition to my

homemade Reishi product) is

http://www.jhsnp.com/store/reishimushroomextract.html

Reishi has been proven to balance our Th1 and TH2 which is always affected

by mold and multiple chemical sensitivities. It helps to calm or sedate the

heart (our emotions) and also helps to promote a healthy sleep pattern after

several days of use. I take mine daily and have noticed 100% improvement in

my ability to sleep the entire night.

>>>>>> " She brought out a huge steaming plate of FUNGUSES. Every shape and

variety known to man, well, not really. It must have had much

medicinal benefit in order for it to be the specialty of the house...>>>

In Chinese medicine one must decoct (boil the medicinal mushrooms) for at

least 45 minutes and usually much longer and drink the liquid in order to

obtain medicinal properties of the medicinal mushrooms or purchase the

prepared dried extracts which have been decocted, dehydrated/dried and made

into capsules or powder extracts. Also many of the mushrooms and other

dried products and even the dried medicinal herbs imported from China and

other Eastern countries are fumigated, have sulfur and not grown

organically. We must know our source for any and all medicinal herbs

especially if we have chronic illnesses. Plus not all fungi are medicinal

nor specific for us as individuals. We must choose our medicines be it Rx,

OTC or alternative which great care making sure they are right for us; not

generic for a symptom or disease.

....>>>>Now I wonder if I will ever be able to go anywhere again. When I am

feeling better, I think

about a new career, then when I get stuck back in bed, I don't know. How do

people make

any money with this problem...

It's not easy. I'm doing much better than I did in 2002. Am up, walking,

shopping, doing my chores, etc basically leading a normal life but still

must avoid heavy exposures to both mold and chemicals. What once set me

back for weeks might affect me for a few hours. I only have HMO insurance

which would not cover Dr. Shoemaker, Dr. Rae or any other professional

outside the HMO network so I took my knowledge, researched, started to

experiment with myself, began with a very restricted diet, worked on my

digestive system, tried herbs, etc plus avoidance. climbs mountains, I

climb ladders and run around on our roof plus exercise based on my

abilities.

I did have an emergency hospitalization Dec 1; felt horrid, had chills, high

fever, severe kidney pain. Drove myself to the M.D., he examined me and

called for an ambulance to have me admitted to the hospital and immediately

put on IV antibiotics. After 3 days of testing, they found I had e-coli

sepsis and severe kidney infection. Was told I would have died had I not

been admitted when I was. Hence why you all haven't heard from me. No one

knows where I picked up the e-coli sepsis. I'm almost recovered, am doing

massive amounts of probiotics to replenish my intestinal flora killed by the

IV antibiotics and the oral antibiotics I had to take, am almost off the

prednisone the had to give me plus a host of other Rx drugs to save my life.

One of the probiotics I'm using which is of immense help is home made real

kefir grains cultured in coconut milk (I'm dairy intolerant and dairy

produces too much mucous), am drinking my " leaky gut " tea 3 times a day,

doing Kyolic Liquid Aged Garlic, my reishi preparation and other herbs to

counter the effects of the Rx drugs.

Rosie

[Guest guest]

INO THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

Sue

I don't think so!!!!

KC

FRESH INGREDIENTS: A healthy lift with snow fungus

Eu Hooi Khaw

Dec 16:

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http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/JustChill/2005121514164

2/Article/indexb_html

Snow fungus nourishes the lungs, regulates the stomach, improves

appetite, strengthens the heart, balances the blood, benefits the

kidneys and boosts the immune system, pens EU HOOI KHAW.