Agrocybe aegerita is a popular edible mushroom with reported anti-tumor properties.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is often used as a diuretic.
The mushroom tastes so delicious that it has been cultivated for 2000 years. Even in ancient Rome it was known that Pioppini could be cultivated by rubbing ripe fruiting bodies on prepared poplar stalks. The flavor is distinctly sweet and aromatic, with a hint of sweet chestnut. Pleasantly soft, slightly floral aroma. The texture is nicely fleshy and firm.

Bioactive compounds
β-glucans, trehalose, maltose, dextrin, glycogen, agrocybin (peptide), linoleic acid, mannose, ubiquinone, lanosterol

Ethnomedicinal value
Antioxidant, hypoglycaemic, anti-fungal, multi-purpose food supplement, anti-tumor