베트남서 발견된 괴물 영지버섯 Massive 220kg mushroom found in central Vietnam

 

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베트남에서 거대 괴물 영지버섯이 발견됐다고 투오이쩨 등 베트남 현지 언론들이 10일 전했다.    이에 따르면 무게 220kg, 길이 1.7m에 달하는 괴물 영지버섯은 베트남 중부 고원지대인 닥락 성의 한 농부가 최 발견했다. 괴물 영지버섯은 베트남 돈으로 2억 동(약 1,000만 원)에 팔린 것으로 전해진다. 구매자는 장정 8명을 동원해 이를 캐내고 차량으로 입까지 운반하는데 진땀을 뺐다고 전해졌다. 이 구매자가 페이스북에 괴물 영지버섯의 사진을 올리자 노이의 한 부호는 7억 동(3,500만 원)을 제시했고, 한 중국인은 10억 동(5,000만 원)에 팔라고 제안하고 나섰다. 영지버섯은 '지초(芝草)', '불로초(不老草)'라고 불리기도 하는 불로초과의 1년생 버섯이다. 보통 10cm정도 크기로 자란다. 한방에서는 강장·진해 효능이 있어 신경쇠약, 심장병, 고혈압 등에 사용하며 각종 노인성 질환 전반에 효과를 보인다. <에너지경제>

 

Massive 220kg mushroom found in

central Vietnam

 

Crowds in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak are flocking to a house in Buon Ma Thuot to contemplate a huge Lingzhi mushroom weighing 220 kg.   The mushroom, with the scientific name Ganoderma Lucidum, is 1.7 meters long, 1.2 meters wide and 0.6 meters tall, said Dao Duc Dai, 27, a resident in the city’s Tu An Ward, who owns the huge mushroom, which is highly valued for its health benefits.   “On October 1, my mother-in-law at Farm 717 in Ea Kar District told me that a farmer had discovered a huge mushroom on a mountain and wanted to sell it,” Dai said.   Dai then went to look at the mushroom and agreed to buy it for VND200 million (US$9,400), he said. Dai hired eight young men to dig the mushroom out of the ground and load it on to a hired van to bring home, to the surprise of everyone who saw it.   The front part of the mushroom looks like a toad sticking its tongue out, and its back has holes that look like caves.     Hundreds of curious people now flock to Dai’s house every day to see the enormous mushroom, and many of them photograph or videotape it or pose for photos.   After Dai posted about the mushroom on Facebook, a person in Hanoi offered to buy it for VND700 million ($32,920), and a Chinese national wanted to buy it for VND1 billion ($47,012).   However, Dai refused to sell it.   “I am waiting for the mushroom to be evaluated in terms of age and quality so that I can obtain a place in the Vietnam Record Books.”   Lingzhi mushrooms, also called Reishi, Lin zi, or mushroom of immortality, is an important component of the traditional medical systems of China, Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries.   It is used to increase energy, stimulate the immune system, and promote health, according to medical websites. Reishi mushrooms are used to treat viral infections such as the flu (influenza), swine flu, and avian flu; lung conditions including asthma and bronchitis; heart disease; kidney disease; liver disease, and even cancer, according to WebMD.   It is also used for HIV/AIDS, altitude sickness, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), trouble sleeping (insomnia), stomach ulcers, poisoning, and herpes pain. Other uses include reducing stress and preventing fatigue, WebMD said. tuoitrenews

 

 

 

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