[#2013-01] Maitake Alexander, Bobby et a...

Although several conventional therapeutic options for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are currently available, the unsatisfactory outcomes demand establishing more effective interventions. D-fraction (PDF), a bioactive proteoglucan of Maitake mushroom, demonstrates anticancer and immunomodulatory activities, which are also shown to be potentiated by vitamin C (VC).We thus hypothesized that a combination of PDF and VC (PDF + VC) could be an alternative approach to more effectively inhibit the growth of RCC. Study design. We examined the dose-dependent effects of PDF +...

BIORESEARCH UPDATE NEWS LETTER #6 Weight...

  Combination for Improved Weight Control with Medicinal Mushrooms and Other Compounds  Ken Babal, C.N.  Most of us know by now that there is no “magic pill” for weight-loss. Reducing body fat requires less food (calories in) along with an increase in energy expenditure (calories out). Nutritionists will disagree about the best proportions of protein, fat and carbohydrate, but there is a strong consensus that limiting high-glycemic foods and controlling blood sugar are critical factors and keys to successful weight management. This is because sharp blood sugar...

BIORESEARCH UPDATE NEWS LETTER #1 Medici...

  Medicinal Mushrooms  For OPTIMUM HEALTH AND LONGEVITY  Ken Babal, C.N. We all know that vitamin and mineral supplements can augment diets by providing essential nutrients that ward off disease. Likewise, botanicals can help us stay well, and can be used medicinally. There is yet a third category that ranks high for cultivating optimum health and resistance to disease. This is the mushroom category. Mushrooms are members of the fungal family, sometimes referred to as the third kingdom. Being neither plant nor animal, they possess highly unique characteristics that...

Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondosa)

Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondosa) Maitake is an edible and medicinal mushroom grows in the northern part of the Temperate Zone in the Northern Hemisphere found in Japan, China, Europe and North America. Wild Maitake can be harvested in September and October. It forms large hands, mainly near the roots of big fagaceous trees such as white oak, beech, and tanbark oak. It grows in persimmon, plum, apricot, Prunus ume and oak trees. It invades the core of these trees. It decomposes lignin and leaves the cellulose, which is the cause of so-called white rot. Wild Maitake has a...

[#2012-03] Maitake Preuss, Harry G. et a...

   Fraction SX of Maitake Mushroom Favorably Influences Blood Glucose Levels and Blood Pressure in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats  Harry G. Preuss; Bobby Echard,1 Jia Fu,1 Nicholas V. Perricone2, Debasis Bagchi,3 Mark Kaylor4, and Cun Zhuang4 ‘Department of Biochemistry, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. 2Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, USA. 3Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas,...

[#2012-02] Chemotherapeutic Drugs or Vi...

Chemotherapeutic Drugs or Vitamin C and D-Fraction by Sensuke Konno, Bobby Alexander, and Muhammad Choudhury Department of Urology, New York Medical College   To improve the efficacy of chemotherapy, we have been exploring combination therapies using chemotherapeutic drugs and natural agents extracted from herbs, plants, mushrooms, seeds, fruits, and so on. Among them, we were particularly interested in D-fraction (DF), a bioactive extract from maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa). This DF is the protein-bound polysaccharide or proteoglucan, consisting of a bioactive...