Himematsutake (himematsutake) - Agaricus blazei Murrill

Japanese: ヒメマツタケ(姫松茸) - ヒメマツタケ（英語表記）Agaricus blazei Murrill

An edible mushroom of the Basidiomycete family, Agaricales order, Agaricaceae. Although it has the word Matsutake in its name, it is not related to Matsutake, but is a mushroom of the same genus and closely related to the so-called mushroom. A Japanese person living in Brazil brought back this edible wild mushroom, and it has been sold commercially for several years. At first, it was mainly used for food, but later, research on it as a promising anticancer drug progressed, and now it is cultivated in some areas by private citizens as a health food and folk remedy for cancer, and is harvested while still young. The ones sold on the market are 4 to 5 cm tall, have a bell-shaped cap, a pale purple-brown surface, and are covered with fine scales.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

担子菌類ハラタケ目ハラタケ科の食用キノコ。名にマツタケとついてはいるがマツタケとは縁はなく，いわゆるマッシュルームと同属近縁のキノコである。ブラジルの野生の菌で食用にされているものを同地在住の日本人が持ち帰り，数年前から市販されるに至った。初めは食用が主目的だったが，その後制癌薬として有望だということで研究がすすみ，今は保健食品，癌の民間薬として一部民間で栽培されており，幼菌のうちに収穫される。市場に出るものは高さ4～5cm，かさは鐘形で表面は淡紫褐色，細かい鱗片をおびる。

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