Phellinus, Sang Huang 桑黄 Black Hoof MushroomSang Huang (‘Mulberry Yellow’), Sang Huang Ling Zhi  (TCM)Meshima (Japan)Phansomba (Ayurveda, used for Phellinus and Ganoderma species) Boletus igniarius (syn. Phellinus igniarius)Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms (Sowerby, 1797–1809) Sang Huang from the Chengdu Medicine Market. (Adam, 2018) Phellinus igniarius, photo by George Chernilevsky (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Phellinus linteus (syn. Bolteus linteus)The supply of Sang Huang on the Chinese market is diverse. There are over 250 species of Phellinus with over 60 being found in China. Recently, an investigation was undertaken to identify the various species supplying Sang Huang on the Chinese market. A number of varieties were found to be used.The three primary species are:  1. Phellinus linteus  2. P. igniarius  3. P. baumiiP. igniarius and P. linteus are mostly cited as the official species, The latter is claimed to have stronger therapeutic effects.Other species which appear to be used indiscriminately include P. vaninii, P. pini, P. yucatanensis, P. yamanoi, P. laricis.Chinese researchers such as Liu Bo believe Phellinus yucatanensis may be more appropriate as it is apparently mostly found on growing on Mulberry, and that tree is the traditional preferred source of Sang Huang. However, it appears the various species listed…

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