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Poria
Wolfiporia extensa
A buried pine fungus used in Chinese soups for dampness, gut, and calm — a sclerotium, not a mushroom cap.
Flavor
Almost none — a clean, faintly sweet wood. It carries the soup.
Symptoms
water retention, anxiety, insomnia, indigestion
Against
Not a beginner grow
Days to harvest
365–730 days in specialist pine culture; kitchen use is purchased dried cubes
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