SHIITAKE (Lentinula edodes) Japanese sclerotia
Category – Mushrooms
Family – Omphalotaceae
Country of origin – China
Usable part of the mushroom – fruiting bodies
Beneficial organic compounds :
Vitamins, folic acid, niacin, provitamin D, trace elements: Fe, K, Ca Zn, sugar compounds, nucleotides, amino acids, peptides, organic acids and substances of sugar origin, polysaccharides – lentinan.
Properties :
anti-cancer, immunostimulant, antiviral, fortifying, antibacterial, hypotensive, lipid normaliser.
Uses in Chinese and Japanese medicine:
– Internally: immunodeficiency (also with HIV), infectious diseases (bacteriosis and virosis), osteoporosis (high content of vitamin D and its provitamin), rheumatism, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, support of cancer treatment, restoration of bacterial flora, regulation of cholesterol levels (Japanese studies), lowering of blood pressure (studies by Kabir Y., Kimura S.).
Product form :
– Shiitake capsules 120 pieces
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– Shiitake powder 100g
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