Tiger Milk Mushroom Slices Hu Ru Jun 500g Wild-Cut Yunnan Herb for Traditional Soup and Decoction Cooking

Tiger Milk Mushroom Slices, known in TCM as Hu Ru Jun (虎乳菌), from Lignosus rhinocerotis, offered as dried sclerotium slices in natural whole form. This 500g pack is a wild-harvested Yunnan botanical traditionally valued in Chinese herbal cooking. In TCM theory it is considered gentle in nature and is traditionally associated with moistening and supporting respiratory comfort. Suitable for home soup and decoction preparation; not a substitute for medicine and not suitable for pregnant or nursing women.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Tiger Milk Mushroom sclerotium slices sold as whole-form edible agricultural produce
• Botanical source Lignosus rhinocerotis known in Chinese as Hu Ru Jun 虎乳菌
• Wild-harvested from Yunnan China in natural unprocessed slice form
• Traditionally used in Chinese herbal soups and decoctions for respiratory wellness
• 500g sealed pack with 12-month shelf life for pantry storage

Quality & Sensory

Slices typically show a pale cream to light yellowish interior with a firm dense texture and subtle earthy woody aroma. When simmered in soup or decoction the slices typically soften slightly and impart a mild neutral herbal taste that blends easily with other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmered into slow-cooked herbal soups with pork chicken or lean meat
• Added to family decoctions alongside pear or other moistening botanicals
• Cooked into nourishing congee for seasonal home meals
• Combined with other soup herbs for everyday culinary use

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese practice Hu Ru Jun is a valued folk botanical from southern China and Southeast Asia, traditionally used in family soup and decoction cooking. It is commonly paired with snow pear, sea coconut, apricot kernel, or lean pork for slow-simmered broths, and is a familiar choice during dry seasons or for children's home cooking under adult guidance.

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