shitake

Shiitake is used as an anti-cancer drug in Japan and sanctioned for this purpose by their FDA.

It has many health benefits, such as it’s ability to lower blood pressure and reduce cholesterol. It possesses powerful antioxidant properties that help the body fight the damage of free radicals. It is also known to reduce inflammation. It also has many beneficial vitamins and minerals.

This mushroom contains Lentinan. Lentinan is used by some to treat cancer of the bowel, liver, lung and stomach. It increases the production of beneficial killer cells. It may also be helpful in the treatment of AIDS.

Shiitake may treat and prevent thrombosis (blood clots that decrease blood flow). It some tests an Nihon University in Japan, Shiitake mushroom oil was shown to decrease platelet aggregation due to this mushroom’s lenthionine content.

Shiitake is loaded with powerful antioxidants, like vitamins A, C, D and E, selenium and uric acid. Though more research is needed, it appears that Shiitake may be able to lower high blood pressure.

This mushroom can lower cholesterol levels and boots production of interferon, which exhibits an anti-viral effect. Some studies suggest that this my be a possible treatment for hepatitis.

The substance in Shiitake called polysaccharides is what gives this mushroom it’s powerful immune enhancing effects. Shiitake’s cholesterol reducing action is caused by it’s eritadenine content.

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Shiitake Uses

Lentinula edodes

Black Forest mushroom, oakwood mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Japanese mushroom

This plant is grown in Asia but can be artificially cultivated anywhere the weather conditions are favorable.

Fruiting Body

Shiitake mushrooms contain polysaccharides (specificaly lentinan). This is believed to be the source of it’s healing properties.

Shiitake can be eaten fresh or dried and pressed into tablets or capsules. It can also be made into soup or tea.

Shiitake mushroom has been used safely by millions of people of all ages throughout the world for centuries. It is a whole food. If you are pregnant or nursing, please consult with your doctor before taking any health supplement.

Shiitake mushroom are an edible fungus that grows on dead trees and hardwood logs in the forests of Asia. Shiitake can also be grown on wooden logs that have been dirlled with hundreds of holes. The mushroom spores and then put in the holes and left to grow.

They have an umbrella shaped hood, are very large with a dark brown color and have have a rich earthy flavor. In ancient Japan the mushroom was so valued, wars were fought over it. The conquring army would take the cultivated Shiitake logs as their prize. In asian cultures it is not only considered a medicinal mushroom, but also a delicacy.

I have often taken Shiitake mushroom to keep my blood pressure lower and to ward off colds and flu in the fall and spring. It’s also good to take as an antioxidant.

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Background: Mushrooms are widely cited for their medicinal qualities, yet very few human intervention studies have been done using contemporary guidelines.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether consumption of whole, dried Lentinula edodes (shiitake) mushrooms could improve human immune function. Primary objectives were to ascertain whether L. edodes consumption would improve γδ-T cell proliferation and activation responses, quantify a dose response, and elicit cytokine secretion patterns. Secondary objectives included determining changes in natural killer T (NK-T) cell proliferation and activation, secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) in saliva, and C-reactive protein (CRP) in serum.

Design: Fifty-two healthy males and females, aged 21-41 years, participated in a 4-week parallel group study, consuming either 5 or 10 g of mushrooms daily. Each subject had blood drawn before and after 4 weeks of daily L. edodes consumption. Saliva and serum were also collected. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were cultured in autologous serum for 24 hours or 6 days, stained, and examined by flow cytometry.

Results: Eating L. edodes for 4 weeks resulted in increased ex vivo proliferation of γδ-T (60% more, p < 0.0001) and NK-T (2-fold more, p < 0.0001) cells. Both cell types also demonstrated a greater ability to express activation receptors, suggesting that consuming mushrooms improved cell effector function. The increase in sIgA implied improved gut immunity. The reduction in CRP suggested lower inflammation. The pattern of cytokines secreted before and after mushroom consumption was significantly different; consumption resulted in increased interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and IL-1α levels, a decreased macrophage inflammatory protein-1α/chemokine C-C ligand 3 (MIP-1α/CCL3) level, and no change to IL-6, IL-1β, MIP-1β, IL-17 and interferon (IFN)-γ levels.

Conclusions: Regular L. edodes consumption resulted in improved immunity, as seen by improved cell proliferation and activation and increased sIgA production. The changes observed in cytokine and serum CRP levels suggest that these improvements occurred under conditions that were less inflammatory than those that existed before consumption.