Yunnan Tiger Milk Mushroom Hu Ru Jun 500g Dried Slices for Herbal Soup and Decoction

Tiger Milk Mushroom, known in TCM as Hu Ru Jun (虎乳菌), from Lignosus rhinocerotis, offered as sun-dried slices of the sclerotium. This Yunnan-sourced edible fungus is traditionally valued in Chinese herbal practice and commonly simmered in soups and decoctions. Its firm, starchy texture softens with long cooking, making it a versatile addition to family herbal broths and seasonal wellness cooking.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Yunnan-grown Tiger Milk Mushroom sclerotium slices
• Known in Chinese as Hu Ru Jun (虎乳菌) with Latin name Lignosus rhinocerotis
• Sun-dried whole slices that rehydrate and soften during slow simmering
• Traditionally used in herbal soups and decoctions in Chinese folk practice
• 500g value pack suitable for repeated family soup preparation

Quality & Sensory

The dried slices typically show a pale cream to light yellow color with a firm, dense, slightly starchy texture. They carry a mild earthy aroma, and when slow-simmered they soften to a tender bite and lend a subtle, gently sweet, mushroom-like taste to the broth.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmered in slow-cooked herbal soups with pork, chicken, or lean meat
• Added to mixed mushroom and root vegetable broths
• Included in traditional decoction-style simmering with other dried herbs
• Used in nourishing seasonal family soup recipes

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese folk herbal practice, Hu Ru Jun has long been simmered in nourishing soups, often paired with lean pork, chicken, or other tonic herbs for slow family cooking. It is a familiar ingredient in southern Chinese and Yunnan home soup culture, especially during seasonal changes when households prepare warming, slow-simmered broths.

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