What is Shiitake mushrooms:Lentinus edodes?What is Shiitake Mycelia Extract?How to use Lentinus edodes?

Contents

• Botanical Description of Shiitake mushrooms:Lentinus edodes.
• Habitat and natural environment of Shiitake mushrooms:Lentinus edodes.
• Shiitake mushrooms:History and Origin of Lentinus edodes.
• Production Method of Shiitake Extracts powder.
• Phytochemicals and constituents of Shiitake mushrooms.
• Bioactivities and Organ's Defence Funtions of Lentinus edodes.
• Shiitake mushrooms:Action and Possible Benefit.
• How much is usually taken for Shiitake mushrooms?.
• Safety,Toxicity, Cautions, Contra-Indications:Lentinus edodes Usage Guidelines.
• Shiitake Mushroom Tradition.
• Why Eat It:Cooking Shiitake.
• Nutritional Profile of Lentinus edodes.
• Research Update:Shiitake mushrooms.

Production Method of Shiitake Extracts powder.:

Shiitake mushrooms(lentinus edodes) contains multiple nutrition such as rich protein, fats, amino acids,carbohydrates,trace element and soluble dietary fiber that are indispensable for human health.Lentinan can produce the action of curing and preventing tumour. shiitake mushrooms (lentinus edodes) is a kind of natural green health food ,high content of protein and rich nutrition.
 

 Lentinus edodes is a delicious, nutritious, and completely edible fungus. The optimum conditions for growth are 80 - 90% relative humidity. a 5 - 15oC in temperature range for the low temperature type and 10 - 20oC for the medium temperature type. It is one of the most popular cultivated mushrooms with an annual yield of 14% of the total edible mushrooms (15 million tons) cultivated in the world.

 Active Substances: Peptidomsannan, KS-2 (a water solubilized lignin derivative), EPS-3
 

 Shiitake is a popular edible mushroom from the Far East, for example served in miso soup. It is cultured on logs of the shii tree, Castanopsis (Querqus) cuspidata (Fagaceae), and exported in the dry state or pickled.
 

 An important odoriferous principle of shiitake is 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane, called lenthionine. In the pure state it is a crystalline substance

 Shitake Mushroom contains 18 amino acids ( 7-8 of which are essential) and over 30 enzymes. Eritadenine is a unique amino acid believed to lower cholesterol. Shitake Mushroom is high in B vitamins, especially B1, B2 and niacin; and in its sun-dried form, it provides vitamin D (found in very few foods). Oriental herbalists have used wild Shitake Mushroom medicinally for many years; Oriental folklore recommends its use for tumors, flu, heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, sexual dysfunction, and aging. The past two decades have provided well documented clinical studies showing that Shitake Mushroom helps to decrease cholesterol; 3 ounces of shiitake per day can decrease cholesterol by as much as 12% per week. Shitake Mushroom is an enhancer of the immune system, and it may stimulate production of interferon. According to Kisaka Mori, Ph.D., Shitake Mushroom is high in enzymes and vitamins not usually found in plant foods. In studies, extract form has helped to prevent transplanted tumors from taking hold. Possible indications for use of Shitake Mushroom include: heart disease, cancer, AIDS, high cholesterol, gallstones, stomach disorders, ulcers, diabetes, vitamin deficiency, anemia, common cold, allergies, insomnia, and neuromuscular disorders.
 

 It contains lots of bio-active substances such as polysaccharide protein, nucleic acid derivatives, vitamin B group, ergosterol, erytadenine, and various minerals. L.E.M. extract improves and activates the organ's defence functions**. Especially, the action of erytadenine, very unique to Lentinus edodes is quite marked in preventing the accumulation of cholesterol and protecting from arteriosclerosis.
  

 Active constituents:

 Shiitake contains proteins, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. In addition, shiitake's key ingredient~found in the fruiting body~is a polysaccharide called lentinan. Commercial preparations employ the powdered mycelium of the mushroom before the cap and stem grow. This preparation is called lentinus edodes mycelium extract (LEM). LEM is rich in polysaccharides and lignans.
 

 One preliminary trial suggested that oral shiitake may be useful for people with hepatitis B. A highly purified, intravenous form of lentinan is used in China and has been reported to increase survival in people with recurrent stomach cancer, particularly when used in combination with chemotherapy. Similar findings have been found in one small clinical trial with people suffering from pancreatic cancer. Case reports from China suggest that intravenous lentinan may be helpful in treating people with HIV infection. However, large-scale clinical trials to confirm this action have not yet been performed.
 

 Oral supplementation of lentinan from shiitake has been shown to significantly reduce the recurrence rate of genital warts (condyloma acuminata). A preliminary trial involving a group of men and women with genital warts found that those who took 12.5 mg of lentinan twice a day for two months after laser surgery had significantly fewer recurrences (10.53% recurrence rate) compared to those who only had the laser surgery (47.06% recurrence rate).
 

 Key constituents are the polysaccharied protein complex, a new peptidomannan, KS-2, and a water solubilized lignin derivative, EPS-3

 Bioactive constituent: Beta-glucan, Heteroglucan, Adenine derivative, Guanosine 5' - monophosphate, polyacelylene

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