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.

Phytochemicals and constituents of Shiitake mushrooms.:

1.) Anti-tumor effect:  Immune enhancement, Activating macrophage, T-cell and NK-cell, Increasing production of TNF-a, interleukins, interferon and complement C3
 2.) Anti-HIV action:  Producing synergistic effect with azidothymidine (AZT)
 3.) Anti-hyperlipemia:  Promoting the metabolism and excretion of the eaten cholesterol
 4.) Anti-thrombogenicity:  Inhibiting platelet aggregation
 
 5.) Natural antidote:  Strengthening liver function of detoxication
 6.) Medicational effect against woodchuck hepatitis.
 7.) Protection against bacterial infection
 8.) Lymphocyte blastogenic activity
 
 9.) Promotion of chemotaxis in macrophages
 10.) Influence on reverse transcriptase activity
 11.) Inhibitive effect on proliferation of rat ascites hepatoma
 12.) L929 cells cytotoxicity
 13.) In vivo neutrophil conglomerating activity
 14).Expelling micro-organisms of external origin including bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa.
 15).expelling harmful chemial substances (residual agricultural chemicals, environmental pollutants, food additives), pollen and dust.
 
 16).expelling abnormal cells (mutant cells, cancer cells)
 17).expelling worn out autocells (old erythrocytes, etc.), excessively produced substances (antigen antibody complexes), etc.

 How it Works:Shiitake Mushroom has a polysaccharide compound called lentinan which helps produce T-cells to destroy bacteria and viruses and has anti-cancer, anti-tumor effects. It contains other nutrients helpful in strengthening the immune system and fighting disease-causing organisms. Shiitake Mushroom works to prevent heart disease by lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels, helping pull fat from the system, and working as an anticoagulant.

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♣ last edit date:14th,Oct.2010.