Hericium erinaceus is also called monkey head because its fruitbody looks like a ball with hair. In the old times monkey head was regarded as the famous mountain treasure which just could be eaten by rich men. It is one of the famous four dish in china ( another three are sea cucumber, bear palm and bird's nest.) According to the chemical analysis, every 100 grams of dried fungus contain 26.3 g protein, 4.2 g fat, 44.9 g carbohydrate, 6.4g thin fibre, 10.2g water, 850mg P, 18mg Fe, 2mg Ca, 0.89mg VB1, 1.89mg VB2, 0.01mg carotene. 16 kinds of amino acids including 7 kinds of essential amino acids. It is good for digest and can be used as invigorant.Hericium erinaceus can nourish organs, and can cure chronic gastricism, duodenum ulcer and other enteron diseases. It also can improve people's immune system. It contain unsaturated fatty acids which is propitious to the circulation of blood and can reduce blood cholesterin content, so Hericium erinaceus is also the ideal food for those who are high blood pressure or with heart or blood vessel disease. Because of it great effects , Hericium erinaceus is famed as the monkeyhead mushroom is the best in those delicacies from mountain and the edible bird's nest is the best in those delicacies from sea. During these years we Chinese have developed some Chinese medicine made from Hericium erinaceus to cure disease, it is proved by the truth that monkey head is useful to dyspepsia, nerve weakness and body weakness.