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"The majority of published scientific literature that I was able to locate on the clinical effects and health benefits of using medicinal mushrooms used supplements prepared with hot-water extraction. This is also consistent with the references on traditional use by East Asian herbalists. The second issue to review is the importance of understanding the descriptions used on the labels of the many diverse forms of mushroom supplements found in your local health food stores and pharmacies." - Mark Stengler, The Health Benefits Of Medicinal Mushrooms (Get the book.)

"Cancer patients may also wish to investigate medicinal mushrooms (such types as reishi, shiitake, cordyceps, maitake, agaracus, and coriolus) as immune-boosting companions to chemotherapy. These medicinal mushrooms are sources of antitumor and immunity-modulating polysaccharides (a type of carbohydrate) that have been extensively researched. Formulas containing concentrated extracts of medicinal mushrooms are available; talk with your oncologist about which he or she might recommend. Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)." - Hyla Cass, Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"Some of the popular literature on medicinal mushrooms has suggested that grinding whole dried mushrooms or mycelium to a powder can break up the indigestible cell walls and "release" the beta-glucans contained inside, allowing for their absorption through the digestive process. However, grinding mushrooms is never recommended in traditional herbalism or the medical research. There are a couple of reasons why this might be the case. As explained in the next section, many scientists believe that the immune-boosting power of beta-glucans is based on their shape." - Mark Stengler, The Health Benefits Of Medicinal Mushrooms (Get the book.) "And, of course, medicinal mushrooms provide a wide variety of health benefits that can contribute to the prevention and treatment of disease. What is commonly referred to as a "mushroom" is also called the fruit body. This is the part of the fungus that grows above ground, with the sole purpose of releasing spores (seeds) as part of the reproduction cycle. Some fungi do not produce mushrooms and release their spores without a fruiting body. The spores of fungi are transported by wind and water to a favorable environment where the spores can germinate and generate a new colony." - Mark Stengler, The Health Benefits Of Medicinal Mushrooms (Get the book.)

"Cancer patients may also wish to investigate medicinal mushrooms (such types as reishi, shiitake, cordyceps, maitake, agaracus, and coriolus) as immune-boosting companions to chemotherapy. These medicinal mushrooms are sources of antitumor and immunity-modulating polysaccharides (a type of carbohydrate) that have been extensively researched. Formulas containing concentrated extracts of medicinal mushrooms are available; talk with your oncologist about which he or she might recommend. Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)." - Hyla Cass, M.D., Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.) "These medicinal mushrooms are sources of antitumor and immunity-modulating polysaccharides (a type of carbohydrate) that have been extensively researched. Formulas containing concentrated extracts of medicinal mushrooms are available; talk with your oncologist about which he or she might recommend. Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Many cancer patients also turn to acupuncture and TCM to help them get through the rigors of chemo. Use herbs if you need help relaxing. Support your program by getting plenty of sleep and taking steps to cope with stress." - Hyla Cass, Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"Wasser SP. medicinal mushrooms as a source of antitumor and immunomodulating polysaccharides. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2002 Nov;60(3):258-274. Oats www.namamillers.org Pins JJ, Geleva D, Keenan JM, Frazel C, O'Connor PJ, Cherney LM. Do whole-grain oat cereals reduce the need for antihypertensive medications and improve blood pressure control? JFam Pract,2002;51:353-359. Pomeroy S, Tupper R, Cehun-Anders, Nestel P. Oat beta-glucan lowers total and LDL-cholesterol. Aust J Nut Diet. 2001 ;58:51-54. Queenan KL et al." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Although animal and in vitro studies are quite positive, there is a need for more human data. Supplement Facts Amount Per Capsule Agaricus blazei fruit body extract 400 mg' 40% Beta Glucan (polysaccharide) "Daily Value not established Minimum potency to look for in Agaricus blazei. Known active constituents: polysaccharides, ergosterols Clinical Use: Immune modulation, especially in regards to cancer. Dosage: 1,600-3,200 mg of hot-water extract daily, containing a minimum of 40% polysaccharide (beta-glucan). Take two to four 400-milligram capsules twice daily on an empty stomach." - Mark Stengler, The Health Benefits Of Medicinal Mushrooms (Get the book.)

"These medicinal mushrooms are sources of antitumor and immunity-modulating polysaccharides (a type of carbohydrate) that have been extensively researched. Formulas containing concentrated extracts of medicinal mushrooms are available; talk with your oncologist about which he or she might recommend. Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Many cancer patients also turn to acupuncture and TCM to help them get through the rigors of chemo. Use herbs if you need help relaxing. Support your program by getting plenty of sleep and taking steps to cope with stress." - Hyla Cass, M.D., Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"This formula not only captures but also unlocks the anticancer powers of 10 different medicinal mushrooms, as well as properly sourced cat's claw and aloe vera," Bailey added. RM-10 was specifically created to be a multifaceted treatment approach for immune system disorders, especially cancer. According to Dr. Garry Gordon, M.D., D.O., M.D.(H.), who specializes in researching natural products for immune system support for heart disease and cancer, using RM-10 from Garden of Life is "the best way to treat cancer before you get cancer." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"In this book, I see my job as presenting the world's literature—which is vast—in an organized way, attempting to eliminate redundant and irrelevant information, so that the reader can gain an insight into the whole sweep and scope of the human record on medicinal mushrooms and what our healing relationship to them might be. I also will attempt to provide practical information that will enable the reader to try some of the species generally considered as safe for themselves. Each user of herbs is part of the tremendously long and valued association of plants and people." - Christopher Hobbs, Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture (Herbs and Health Series) (Get the book.)

"In another study, researchers exposed mice to a known urinary bladder carcinogen, N-butyl-N'-butanolnitrosoamine (BBN), every day for eight weeks and then fed them medicinal mushrooms, including maitake, shiitake, and oyster mushrooms. All of the mice treated with BBN developed bladder cancer. While each of the mushrooms reduced the number of bladder cancers, maitake was clearly most effective (carcinomas were observed in 46.7 percent of the maitake-treated mice compared to 52.9 percent and 65 percent for shiitake and oyster, respectively)." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.) "The author of one such report noted that of all the medicinal mushrooms he has studied for the past 15 years, the maitake mushroom has the strongest activity in tumor growth inhibition, both when administered orally and intraperitoneally. Maitake D-fraction was investigated to determine its effectiveness not only on the inhibition against tumors already growing, but also on the inhibition of formation of the secondary focus due to metastasis of tumor cells in lymph and/or blood." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"Within the body, a few medicinal mushrooms seem able to transmute metabolic waste and neutralize toxic accumulations without provoking eliminative catharsis as a consequence. They are a safe and effective medicament that has been valued over thousands of years of human civilization. Taoist sages relied on their own observations to draw conclusions that today we test in laboratories." - Christopher Hobbs, Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture (Herbs and Health Series) (Get the book.)

"International Journal medicinal mushrooms 3: 291-98, 2001] Another small study in Korea also found a reduced risk for gastric cancer among adults who consume mushrooms. [International J Cancer 97:531 -5, 2002] Another study documents the ability of mushroom extracts to raise immunity. The normal range of natural killer cells in humans is about 5 to 20 % of the white blood cell population, or about 75-1,800 cells per cubic millimeter. Treatment with extracts from coriolus mushroom extract raised natural killer cell count from 129 to 175, an increase of 35 %." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"Other immune-modulating plants that could theoretically be beneficial for people with HIV infection include Asian ginseng (page 630), eleuthero (page 672), and the medicinal mushrooms shiitake (page 746) and reishi (page 737). One preliminary study found that steamed then dried Asian ginseng (also known as red ginseng) had beneficial effects in people infected with HIV, and increased the effectiveness of the anti-HIV drug, AZT.80 This supports the idea that immuno-modulating herbs could benefit people with HIV infection, though more research is needed." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"Cordyceps spp.), ling zhi, zhu ling, hoelen, and Mylitta lapidescens (=P. mylittae), were mentioned. Shiitake was included in a work on herbal medicine first in 1309 in the Materia Medica in Daily Use (Wang, 1985). A number of ancient Taoist works mention "chi" as a plant that brings happiness and immortality. In both the Pen king and the Pie lu the name chi is applied to various mushrooms, six of which are talked about in detail." - Christopher Hobbs, Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture (Herbs and Health Series) (Get the book.)

"On the supplement side, I recommend cod liver oil, policosinol, macadamia nut oil and medicinal mushrooms like Reishi and Shiitake. And if you really need a boost from supplements, try red yeast rice. In addition to good nutrition, achieving healthy cholesterol levels also requires avoiding all dairy products (milk, cheese, etc.) except, perhaps, raw organic milk. It also requires giving up animal fats, which means avoiding all meat consumption other than very lean meat such as buffalo, ostrich or turkey. Beef is out of the question as far as I'm concerned." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"Formulas containing concentrated extracts of medicinal mushrooms are available; talk with your oncologist about which he or she might recommend. Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Many cancer patients also turn to acupuncture and TCM to help them get through the rigors of chemo. Use herbs if you need help relaxing. Support your program by getting plenty of sleep and taking steps to cope with stress. For better sleep and relaxation, it's safe to use herbs such as valerian (150-300 mg) and passionflower (300^150 mg). Note: Avoid St." - Hyla Cass, M.D., Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"He personally feels that maitake is the most potent of the three medicinal mushrooms discussed here, though he uses all of them for different things. Shiitake The shiitake mushroom is one of the most widely cultivated specialty species of mushroom in the world and is deeply valued for its medicinal effects as well as for the fact that it tastes delicious. It contains enzymes and vitamins that do not normally appear in plants, like all eight essential amino acids and one of the essential fatty acids, linoleic acid. The caps contain more nutrients than the stems." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"There are countless examples of this, but one of the most recent is a company called Lane Labs that was selling a product called MGN-3 which contained medicinal mushrooms well known to boost immune system function and overcome cancer in humans. The FDA didn't like this company selling a product that actually worked, so they attacked the company and effectively put it out of business through lawsuits. This is, of course, part of the FDA's strategy for protecting the profits of the pharmaceutical industry to which the Food and Drug Administration answers." - Mike Adams, The Seven Laws of Nutrition (Get the book.)

"Cordyceps sinensis, Auricularia polytricha, and Lentinula edodes (Shiao et al, 1994). Other uses of G. lucidum include as an antidote for poisonous mushrooms (Ying et al, 1987) and as an ingredient in skin lotions for protecting against UV radiation (Naeshiro et al, 1992b,d). It is also used for nervous disability, dizziness, hepatitis, nephritis, gastric ulcer, leukopenia, and as an expectorant and antitussive (Chang and But, 1986; Liu and Bau, 1980; Ying et al, 1987; Huang, 1993)." - Christopher Hobbs, Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture (Herbs and Health Series) (Get the book.)

"I usually use the medicinal mushrooms together, as I believe there are synergistic effects at work. High quality standardized medicinal mushrooms are available and should be used at all times. There are certainly other medicinal mushrooms in the marketplace, but I wanted to expose the reader to a few of the more popular ones and those proven effective by extensive research. No doubt in the future there will be other mushrooms to benefit the health of humans and animals." - Henry Pasternak, D.V.M., C.V.A., Healing Pets With Nature's Miracle Cures (Get the book.)

"Beta-glucan is a fiber-type complex sugar (polysaccharide) derived from the cell wall of baker's yeast, oat (page 716) and barley fiber, and many medicinal mushrooms, such as maitake (page 707). In their natural states, yeast and mushrooms contain a mixture of beta-1,3-glucan and beta-l,6-glucan. Oats and barley contain a mixture of beta-l,3-glucan and beta-l,4-glucan. In addition to purified beta-l,3-glucan from these sources, you may see products listed as beta-1,3/1,6-glucan in the case of yeast-derived products and as beta-1,3/1,4-glucan when derived from oats." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"In his recent article "Boost Immunity with Medicinal Mushrooms" in Natural Health magazine, Weil says that most of the hard, woody medicinal mushrooms from China and Japan contain polysaccharides like those found in echinacea, astragalus, and certain other plants. The antiviral, antitumor, and immune-stimulating properties of these polysaccharides suggest that medicinal mushrooms have been undeservedly overlooked as immune boosters. " - Mark Mayell, Off-the-Shelf Natural Health (Get the book.)

"Beta-glucan (page 470) is a type of soluble fiber (page 512) molecule derived from the cell wall of baker's yeast, oats (page 716) and barley, and many medicinal mushrooms, such as maitake (page 707). Beta-glucan is the key factor for the cholesterol-lowering effect of oat bran.230, 231,232,233 As with other soluble-fiber components, the binding of cholesterol (and bile acids) by beta-glucan and the resulting elimination of these substances in the feces is very helpful for reducing blood cholesterol." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"It has medicinal mushrooms and concentrates of berries, vegetables and fruits. So it really is a whole food concentrate that covers all of the main disease-fighting food groups. And as I've said before about this product, if the manufacturer could actually claim the truth about this supplement on the label, it would say, "This product prevents cancer, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis and many other diseases." But of course, the FDA won't allow Nature's Way to make such a claim, even when it's true." - Mike Adams, The Seven Laws of Nutrition (Get the book.)

"Doctors prescribe drugs, but there are other just as promising, if not more effective, immune boosters, available directly to cancer patients in the form of medicinal mushrooms and purified mushroom-like molecules called beta glucan. nal antibodies (see chart above). Despite their unimpressive track regard, they have been a remarkably profitable class of drugs and doctors have not abandoned their use. Their effect wears off over time." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.) "Medicinal mushrooms... 445 Profits or cures? ... 446 Dietary mushrooms and cancer... 446 Mushroom extracts sometimes disappoint... 447 AHCC... 447 Beta glucan extracts... 447 Aloe and cancer... 448 Chaparral and cancer... 449 Ginkgo biloba ... 450 The phytoestrogens... 450 Flax among men ... 455 Flaxseed, flax oil or flax lignans? ... 455 Pomegranate ... 457 Graviola (Paw Paw)... 458 Ginseng ... 458 Ginger... 459 Olive leaf extract ... 460 Lycopene ... 463 Lycopene disappoints ... 465 Blood levels of lycopene ... 465 Dietary lycopene intake ... 465 Lycopene prostate concentration .." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"Formulas containing concentrated extracts of medicinal mushrooms are available; talk with your oncologist about which he or she might recommend. Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Many cancer patients also turn to acupuncture and TCM to help them get through the rigors of chemo. Use herbs if you need help relaxing. Support your program by getting plenty of sleep and taking steps to cope with stress. For better sleep and relaxation, it's safe to use herbs such as valerian (150-300 mg) and passionflower (300-450 mg). Note: Avoid St." - Hyla Cass, Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

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