There are many edible fungi. In addition to common mushroomssuch as shiitake mushrooms and king oyster mushrooms, single-celled yeasts used for bread or winemaking, as well as Poria and Antrodia camphorata, which can be found in traditional Chinese medicine and health care products, are all edible fungi.
These edible and medicinal mushrooms have been found to enhance and regulate immunity, which is beneficial during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Common foods such as shiitake mushrooms, Agaricus bisporus, oyster mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, black and white fungi, and maitake mushrooms are all large fungi with apparent fruiting bodies that can be distinguished with the naked eye.
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