Shiitake Mushroom Extract

Name  Shiitake Mushroom Extract

Latin Name  Lentinula edodes

Active ingredients  polysaccharides, test by UV

Specification
  content:  polysaccharides, 10%, 20%, 30%
  appearance:  Fine powder
  color:  Brown
  Particle Size:  NLT100% 80mesh
  order:  characteristic
  taste:  characteristic
  Moisture:  5%max
  Heavy metal:  10ppm max
  Pesticides:  Negative
  Total Plate Count:  1000cfu/g max
  Yeast / Mold:  100cfu/g max
  Salmonella:  Negative
  Pseudomonas aeruginosa:  Negative

Shelf time  2 years while properly stored

Package  25KGS/Carton or in aluminum foil bag

Medicinal Functions

The second most popular edible mushroom worldwide, shiitake extracts define nutraceuticals - foods with positive health benefits. Polysaccharides and a compound called eritadenine are responsible for its effects. Shiitake possesses several potent immunoactive constituents. These substances stimulate the body's own immune cells to mount an attack against disease. The immune stimulating properties of shiitake has proven effective in cancer treatment.

The mushroom has been used for hundreds of years in China to treat various forms of cancer. Recent research has shown that extracts from the shiitake can indeed inhibit cancer growth. The shiitake extract, lentinan, has demonstrated the ability to cure cancer in lab mice and is approved for the treatment of gastric cancer in Japan. Unlike chemotherapy or radiation which attack the cancer cells directly, lentinan stimulates the body's own defenses to mount an attack against the cancer.