An extremely rare and precious culinary/tonic mushroom from just one mountain in China
A precious blood tonic
Great for women right after their menstrual cycle ends
One of the most prized postpartum gifts for new mothers. It is deeply nourishing yet gentle, supporting recovery without creating excess heat.
Creates a bright red color as a tea, soup or sauce
100% wild with extremely low harvest rate; not every trip up the mountain yields a harvest.
Ingredients
Dried wild Wuyi Red Mushroom (Russula lepida Fr.)
Traditional Function
Blood tonic
Who can use it?
Adults
Specifications
2 oz. (57g)
Product Description
China’s wild, truffle-grade forest treasure
Wuyi Red Mushroom is a very rare wild mushroom that only grows on Wuyi Mountain in Southern China, a subtropical paradise. It is a famous and precious blood tonic. Despite extensive efforts to cultivate, and thus commercialize, this extraordinary tonic mushroom, mycologists have so far failed to succeed in growing it.
A high-end culinary ingredient:
• Frequently featured in premium tonic soups • Used in wedding banquets, postpartum care, and gifting • Valued for being deeply nourishing without being overly heating
Wild Wuyi Red Mushroom turns a Desktop Botanical Garden tea a bright and glorious red color. It is extremely good for women for the first few days after their menstrual flow ends. Men may consume it as well of course.
Flavor: Unique delicate complexity expressed as light earth, rich umami, and gentle sweet notes with impression of candy
Directions:Add the amount of botanicals per a recipe, as desired, or as directed by a health practitioner. The proper way of extracting botanicals depends on parts used. Flowers, fruits and leaves can usually be steeped or decocted (boiling over fire) while stems, barks and roots typically require decocting.
In a Desktop Botanical Garden™ Glass Tea & Elixir Maker, add 1 part botanical(s) and 5-8 parts water, steep or decoct for 5-20 minutes. You can boil water directly in the Elixir Maker. Repeat this process for 2nd or 3rd extraction until all active constituents have been extracted.
Ingredient: Dried wild Wuyi Red Mushroom (Russula lepida Fr.)
Suggested Empty Glass Jar
For storing, display and daily use of the herb. Sold separately. Don't forget to Add to Cart.
Hong Gu (Hóng Gū) refers to a group of wild edible mushrooms, primarily premium varieties within the Russula genus. In southern China—especially Fujian, Jiangxi, and Yunnan—it is considered a highly prized forest delicacy.
Quality is highly locality (Di Tao/Di Dao) dependent
Hong Gu exhibits strong Di Tao (authentic origin) characteristics
Notable producing regions include Fujian, Jiangxi, and Yunnan
Its quality is determined by altitude, humidity, and forest ecosystem
Comparable to the concept of terroir in fine tea or wine
Wuyi Red Mushroom
100% Wild and Rare
Entirely wild—cannot be cultivated by human methods
Requires specific ecological conditions, including soil microbiota and symbiosis with tree roots (mycorrhizal relationship)
Naturally limited and highly unpredictable in yield
Extremely Low Harvest Rate
Harvesting window: only a few weeks each year
Requires experienced mountain foragers to locate
Distribution is scattered
High loss during transport and drying
1 jin (500 g) of dried Hong Gu ≈ several dozen jin of fresh mushrooms
Not every trip up the mountain yields a harvest
What is MCOT®?
What is My Cup of Tee® (MCOT®)?
My Cup of Tee® is a line of ingredients that allows you to customize your teas and elixirs so every cup is precisely “your cup of tea.” Leaves, flowers, fruits, barks and roots - you name it. The botanical kingdom is at your disposal.
Our “customization” offerings allow you to personalize more than just the taste. Flavor, function, color, and appearance, every aspect can be tailored to fit your health, mood and taste buds.
What is My Cup of Tee® (MCOT®)?
