White Fungus, also known as snow fungus or white wood ear, is a nutrient rich and has been historically known to Asian cultures as a powerful antioxidant. White fungus helps to nourish the body, lungs, and stomach, to manage a consumptive cough, helps with physical weakness after recovery from illness, shortness of breath, and fatigue. It's also a popularly used for nourishing the bodies, healing dry coughs and clearing heat in the lungs. White fungus is an immune stimulant that may help fight infection as seen in cell studies. For everyday use, the white fungus can be used in soups,vegetable stew, and other similar dishes. These can be rehydrated by soaking in warm water for 15-30 min, after being washed under clean running water. When rehydrated, the fungus expands to almost 3-4 times its dried size. So use judiciously.
