15 Vegetable Native to the Philippines
Chapter 3 - 3. Kabute – Mushroom
In the Philippines, wild mushrooms grow almost anywhere. The Philippines is extremely fortunate to have a wide variety of edible mushrooms. However, some mushrooms are not edible due to their poisonous qualities, so it’s important to know the difference.
Scientists estimate there are over 140,000 different species of wild mushrooms in the world. Of these, the scientific community is only familiar with 10%.
For millennia, Eastern medicine has acknowledged the advantages of wild mushrooms. Over 100 of these wild mushrooms are being studied by Western scientists right now. They want to gather data for the medical community about the various possible health benefits of wild mushrooms.