Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Kaylor: I'm here with a company named Maitake Products; maitake is actually the name of a mushroom. It's a Japanese word -- "mi" in Japanese translates as dancing, and "taki" translates as mushroom. "Shiitake" means mushroom from the shii tree, and in this case we have dancing mushroom, which is maitake. We're known for a variety of medicinal mushroom products, particularly two: The SX-Fraction and the maitake D-fraction.
Mike: Do you do any work with reishi mushrooms?
Kaylor: Yes, we certainly use reishi. You can't be a mushroom company and not work with ganoderma. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 Also Known As
English: black forest mushroom, glossagyne, mushroom of immortality, oak mushroom, Oriental black mushroom
Korean: pyogo
Mandarin: huagu, xianggu
Thai: hed hom
Part Used
Cap of fruiting body
Physiological Effects
Antioxidant, antitumor, antiviral, aphrodisiac, chi tonic, hepatoprotective, immune tonic, rejuvenative
Medicinal Uses
For thousands of years shiitake mushroom, known as "the mushroom of immortality," has been used to prevent premature aging. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| You can't be a mushroom company and not work with ganoderma. It is really the heart and soul of not only of medicinal mushrooms, but of holistic. We could talk for hours on what the reishi mushroom is capable of doing and what it can be used for. It's interesting, I was actually just in Hong Kong doing a lecture on medicinal mushrooms for cancer treatment. I went around and started looking in local stores. And you go into what would be like a 7-Eleven there, and you find reishi extracts actually on the shelf. That's how pervasive it is through at least parts of the Asian community. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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| Also Known As
English: black forest mushroom, glossagyne, mushroom of immortality, oak mushroom, Oriental black mushroom
Korean: pyogo
Mandarin: huagu, xianggu
Thai: hed hom
Part Used
Cap of fruiting body
Physiological Effects
Antioxidant, antitumor, antiviral, aphrodisiac, chi tonic, hepatoprotective, immune tonic, rejuvenative
Medicinal Uses
For thousands of years shiitake mushroom, known as "the mushroom of immortality," has been used to prevent premature aging. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| And as soon as we said the word mushroom they'd say, "Okay, thank you," and they would walk away.
Mike: Really? That's sad.
Kaylor: But now they're willing to linger. They'll stop and talk and explore a little bit. Or the other thing that happens is: "Oh yeah, I know mushrooms, wink, wink," which is a totally different application of mushrooms and not what we're talking about – it's not even the type of mushrooms we're talking about. But I think there's definitely a growing acceptance. More companies are doing it, more quality materials are being made and more research is being done. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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| Also Known As
English: black forest mushroom, glossagyne, mushroom of immortality, oak mushroom, Oriental black mushroom
Korean: pyogo
Mandarin: huagu, xianggu
Thai: hed hom
Part Used
Cap of fruiting body
Physiological Effects
Antioxidant, antitumor, antiviral, aphrodisiac, chi tonic, hepatoprotective, immune tonic, rejuvenative
Medicinal Uses
For thousands of years shiitake mushroom, known as "the mushroom of immortality," has been used to prevent premature aging. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 Japanese shiitake mushrooms, boletus mushrooms, chanterelles, oyster mushrooms, and the tiny tree mushrooms are some other fairly common, more nutritious mushroom delicacies.
Most mushrooms have a fairly good protein content. I often describe them as the "meat" of the vegetable kingdom, especially some of those exotic forms found in Oriental cooking. The average button mushroom is low in calories and about one-third protein, while other varieties may have even more protein. Shiitake mushrooms are noted to have all eight essential amino acids, and are very nutritious. |
Jack Challem
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 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees E
Meanwhile, coat the mushroom caps with a little olive oil, spread a tiny bit of olive oil on a cookie sheet, and place the mushrooms gill side up on the cookie sheet. Add the cooked ground lamb to the grill side of the mushroom caps. Bake them for 10 minutes. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven. If the mushrooms have released water, carefully tip them (with a spatula or tongs) to drain off the water, and put them back in the oven for another 1 to 2 minutes. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Kaylor: Yes, the SX-Fraction is a different component of the same mushroom, the maitake mushroom. This would be useful for lowering blood sugar levels, lowering insulin levels, lowering blood pressure and lowering triglycerides. It lowers LDL, the so-called "bad" cholesterol. It raises HDL, the so-called "good" cholesterol. And it may even effect the conversion of LDL to BLDL, which is very bad cholesterol, so to speak. So it has some distinct cardiovascular benefits, as well.
Mike: Are there some other products you want to mention that are available in the channel? |
Bill Sardi
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 Mushroom extract that is not properly preserved and stored may spoil and lose its activity. [Journal Agriculture Food Chemistry 47: 1530-32, 1999]
Two, many studies that cancer patients read about mushrooms and their effectiveness involve injected mushroom extracts, not orally consumed mushroom extract. [Oncology Reports 13:497-502, 2005]. Or, if oral doses are used, they are so large as to be impractical for many cancer patients. |
Jack Challem
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| Add the cooked ground lamb to the grill side of the mushroom caps. Bake them for 10 minutes. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven. If the mushrooms have released water, carefully tip them (with a spatula or tongs) to drain off the water, and put them back in the oven for another 1 to 2 minutes. Take the cookie sheet out of the oven, spoon most of the tomato sauce over the mushrooms, lay the mozzarella cheese over the sauce, and spoon the remaining sauce over the cheese. Bake or broil the mushrooms for 1 to 2 minutes. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and the mushroom Council collaborate to optimize the natural vitamin D content of edible mushrooms and to examine their health benefits in different rodent models of innate immunity. Abstract of poster presented at FDA Science Forum. Retrieved May 25, 2007, from http://www.Accessdata.fda.gov/ scripts/oc/scienceforum/sf2006/search/preview.cfm?keyword = mushrooms%20d&abstract_id = 733&type = content&backto = searchmushrooms making vitamin D.
39. Calvo, M. S., and Whiting, S. J. (2006). |
David Steinman
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 Candice and Dan Heydon of Oyster Creek Farm & mushroom Company in Damariscotta, Maine, came to Coastal Enterprises, Inc., of Wiscasset, when they needed financing for their mushroom business. The nonprofit community development corporation and community development financial institution provided start-up financing. Today the company not only grows thousands of mushrooms on logs in sheds and lean-tos on their property but also buys wild mushrooms from foragers throughout Maine. |
Bill Sardi
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| A promising type of mushroom extract, derived from Agari-cus balzei Murill Kyowa, is a much smaller molecule than what is found in other mushrooms. But again, the literature describes an Agaricus extract 20,000 Daltons in molecular weight that had to be injected to produce results in one study. [Anticancer Research 19:113-8, 1999]
The higher the molecular weight (size) of the mushroom extract molecules, the greater the anti-tumor effect, but the lower the absorption when taken orally. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Reishi is a mushroom that can lower blood pressure while assisting the immune system in its task of eliminating harmful toxins from the body. Reishi is also a powerful antioxidant, bactericide, and promoter of normal blood flow. For over 4,000 years, the Japanese and Chinese peoples have consumed Reishi mushrooms to reduce liver dysfunction and support the natural cleansing of toxins from the body.
Cordyceps (also known as Cordyceps sinensis) is yet another amazing mushroom shown to improve liver function and help the body resist the effects of free radicals. |
Bill Sardi
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| Applied Microbiology Biotechnology 67: 453-68, 2005] The critics will claim medicinal mushrooms are unproven. So oncologists continue to prefer disproven monoclonal antibodies over unproven mushroom extracts.
In fact, a number of mushroom molecules have proceeded through phase I, II, and III clinical trials. (Phase I tests a new drug or treatment in a small group; Phase II expands the study to a larger group of people; Phase III expands the study to an even larger group of people; and Phase IV takes place after the drug or treatment has been licensed and marketed. |
Jack Challem
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| Shrimp and Scallops in Chanterelle mushroom Cream Sauce (Serves 4)
Chanterelle mushrooms have a deep, smoky flavor and a meatlike texture. If you cant find them either fresh or dried, try fresh shitake mushrooms as an alternative. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| A damp cloth, damp paper towel, or mushroom brush is best to avoid the mushroom's tendency of soaking in water, which will result in a soggy dish. Sometimes fresh mushrooms get dry if left out too long. In this case, a soak in water for 30 minutes should return them to their more fresh selves. Dried packaged mushrooms often have instructions for preparation. Generally, smaller pieces can be rehy-drated by soaking, covered, in hot water or stock for 30 minutes. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 Serves 2
Navy Bean mushroom Saute_
3 ounces mushrooms, sliced 3 ounces onions, sliced 2 tablespoons safflower oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
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Lunch and Dinner Entrees
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley 3 ounces navy beans, cooked 3 ounces amaranth, cooked
Saute mushrooms and onions in skillet with safflower oil until onions are translucent. Add salt, garlic and parsley. Combine with navy beans and amaranth. Mix well and serve warm. |
David Steinman
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| Wiscasset, when they needed financing for their mushroom business. The nonprofit community development corporation and community development financial institution provided start-up financing. Today the company not only grows thousands of mushrooms on logs in sheds and lean-tos on their property but also buys wild mushrooms from foragers throughout Maine. |
Jeremy P. Tarcher
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 Wipe dirt off mushrooms with a towel or mushroom brush. (Do not wash; that makes them soggy!) Remove stems from tough varieties such as shiitake. Cut mushrooms into pieces large enough to show off their variety and colors. Toss them in vegetable oil, salt, and pepper. Spread the wild or thicket mushrooms (morel, shiitake, gold chanterelles, chicken o' the woods, lobster, portabello) one layer thick on a baking sheet. Roast in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
While the mushrooms are roasting, coarsely chop peanuts and almonds, and lightly toast in oven for 3 to 5 minutes. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 Cheesy Asparagus and mushroom Scramble by Elisa Zied Servings: 4 ' Prep and cooking time: 20 minutes
If you don't like your veggies crunchy, saute the asparagus and mushrooms first. This recipe contains three powerhouse foods.
4 slices low-sodium, light Swiss cheese, cut into small slivers Salt and pepper to taste Nonstick cooking spray
INGREDIENTS: 8 large egg whites, raw 4 egg yolks, raw 1 cup asparagus, chopped I cup white mushrooms, chopped
DIRECTIONS:
On medium heat, coat the bottom of a nonstick large frying pan with nonstick cooking spray. Put 4 whole eggs into a medium bowl. |
| BREAST CANCER: A research study revealed that of seven vegetable extracts tested, white mushroom extract was the most effective in inhibiting aromatase, an enzyme associated with breast cancer growth.
PROSTATE CANCER: White button mushroom extract suppressed the growth of androgen-independent prostate cancer cells and decreased tumor size in a dose-dependent manner in in vivo and in vitro studies.
IMMUNE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT: Mushrooms contain beta-glucans and other substances that may help the immune system recognize and devour abnormal cells that cause disease. |
| Curl shrimp inside mushroom cap. Brush each filled, topped mushroom with melted butter. Using a shallow baking pan, brown the stuffed mushrooms under a broiler until brown. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish each cap with a fresh basil leaf. Serve immediately. break it down . . .
Calories: 200; Total fat: \2g; Saturated fat: 3g; Cholesterol: 20mg; Sodium: 35mg; Total carbs: 14g; Fiber: 3g; Sugar: 3g; Protein: 9g.
OatS (Avena sativa)
ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT . . . Did you know ... |
Andreas Moritz
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 You wouldn't call a poisonous mushroom 'vicious' or 'evil' just because it could kill you if you ate it, or would you? Those mushrooms in the forest that attract and absorb poisons from the soil, water and air form an essential part of the ecologic system in our natural world. Although the cleansing effect produced by the mushrooms is hardly noticeable, yet it allows for the healthy growth of the forest and its natural inhabitants. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| PROSTATE CANCER: White button mushroom extract suppressed the growth of androgen-independent prostate cancer cells and decreased tumor size in a dose-dependent manner in in vivo and in vitro studies.
IMMUNE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT: Mushrooms contain beta-glucans and other substances that may help the immune system recognize and devour abnormal cells that cause disease.
MIGRAINES: Psilocybin, originally an extract of certain psychedelic mushrooms, is being intensely studied for migraine headaches (as well as for illnesses like obsessive-compulsive disorder). |
Bill Sardi
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| In fact, a number of mushroom molecules have proceeded through phase I, II, and III clinical trials. (Phase I tests a new drug or treatment in a small group; Phase II expands the study to a larger group of people; Phase III expands the study to an even larger group of people; and Phase IV takes place after the drug or treatment has been licensed and marketed.) mushroom extracts have been employed on thousands of cancer patients, often with considerable success. |
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