Anti-Hyperglycemic Properties of Crude Extract and Triterpenes from Poria cocos Tzu-Hsuan Li,1,2 Chia-Chung Hou,1 Cicero Lee-Tian Chang,3 and Wen-Chin Yang1,2,4,5 1Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica Taipei 115, Taiwan 2Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University Taipei 112, Taiwan 3Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University Taichung, Taiwan 4Institute of Zoology, National Taiwan University Taipei 10617, Taiwan 5Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing...
read moreEffects of Phellinus linteus Administration on Serotonin Synthesis in the Brain and Expression of Monocarboxylate Transporters in the Muscle during Exhaustive Exercise in Rats Jin-Hee SEO1 , Yun-Hee SUNG’, Ki-Jeong KIM’, Mal-Soon SHIN’, Eun-Kyu LEE1.2 and Chang-Ju KIM 1.* 1Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, #1 Hoigi-dong, Dongdaemoon-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea 2Department of Internal Medicine, Andong Medical Group, #574-2 Susang-dong, Andong, Kyungbuk 760-410, Republic of...
read moreAntioxidant Properties and Antioxidant Compounds of Various Extracts from the Edible Basidiomycete Grifola Frondosa (Maitake) Jan-Ying Yeh 1, Li-Hui Hsieh 1, Kaun-Tzer Wu 2 and Cheng-Fang Tsai 1,* 1 Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung County 41354, Taiwan 2 Department of Plant Pathology, Agricultural Research Institute, Wufeng, Taichung County 41301, Taiwan Abstract: Grifola frondosa ( maitake ) is an edible mushroom currently available in Taiwan. Ethanolic, cold-water and hot-water extracts were prepared and...
read moreImmune enhancing effects of WB365, a novel combination of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) and Maitake (Grifola frondosa) extracts Vaclav Vetvicka and Jana. Vetvickova. Dapartment of Pathology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA Abstract Background: Stress has been found to significantly reduce the abilities of the immune system to fight infection!. One of the ways to overcome the defect of the immune system is the strengthening of the defense reactions by nutrition. Aims: To evaluate immune enhancing effects of the following...
read moreABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the effects of an extract from Maitake mushroom (“SX-fraction”, SX) on ovulation in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Thirty patients were randomly assigned to either of the following two treatment arms for three months: the SX group (n = 15), which prescribed 207 mg/day of SX, and the control group (n = 15), which received 7.5 g/day of Shakuyaku-Kanzo-To (SKT; a Chinese herbal medicine). Ovulation was judged by the change of basal body temperature and ultrasonography. During the...
read moreMaitake (D Fraction) Mushroom Extract Induces Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells by BAK-1 Gene Activation Raquel Soares, Manuela Meireles,1 Ana Rocha,1 Ana Pirraco,1 Diego Obiol,2 Eliana Alonso,2 Gisela Joos,2 and Gabriela Balogh 1Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto Foundation, Porto, Portugal. 2Center for Scientific and Technical Investigation, Cerzos-Conicet, Bahı´a Blanca, Argentina. ABSTRACT For many years mushrooms have been used empirically in traditional medicine to treat several diseases. Study...
read moreSoluble β-glucan from Grifola frondosa induces proliferation and Dectin-1/Syk signaling in resident macrophages via the GM-CSF autocrine pathway Yuki Masuda,*,1 Takuya Togo,* Shigeto Mizuno,† Morichika Konishi,* and Hiroaki Nanba* Departments of *Microbial Chemistry and †Medical Pharmaceutics, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan ABSTRACT MD-Fraction, a highly purified, soluble β-(1,3) (1,6)-glucan obtained from Grifola frondosa (an oriental edible maitake mushroom), has been reported to inhibit tumor growth by modulating host...
read moreNonvolatile Taste Components of Culinary-Medicinal Maitake Mushroom, Grifola frondosa (Dicks.:Fr.) S.F. Gray Shih-Jeng Huang,1 Shu-Yao Tsai,2 Shin-Yi Lin,3 Chih-Hung Liang,1 & Jeng-Leun Mau3,* 1Department of Nutrition and Health Science, Chungchou Institute of Technology, Yuanlin, Changhua 51003, Taiwan, R.O.C.; 2Department of Health and Nutrition Biotechnology, Asia University, 500 Liufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C; 3Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung-Hsing University, 250 Kuokuang Road,...
read moreMaitake (Grifola frondosa) Abstract and key points Written by Markus Horneber and the CAM-Cancer Consortium. Maitake is a mushroom indigenous to many Asian countries. Commercial preparations are available as preserved whole fruiting bodies, pulverized fruiting bodies and extracts from the mycelium. Like other species from this phylum, Maitake contains polysaccharides (alpha-/beta-homo- and heteroglycans), proteins, nucleic and amino acids, minerals and trace elements, ergosterin, several vitamins and provitamins, phenols and flavonoids. The...
read moreEffects of Hericium erinaceus on amyloid β(25-35) peptide-induced learning and memory deficits in mice Koichiro MORI 2I, Yutaro OBARA2, Takahiro MORIYAI, Satoshi INATOMI2, and Norimichi NAKAHATA’ IDepartment of Cellular Signaling, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578 and 2Mushroom Laboratory, 1-lokuto Corporation, 800-8 Shimokomazawa., Nagano 381-0008, Japan ABSTRACT The mushroom Hericium erinaceus ( Lion’s Mane ) has been used as a food and herbal medicine...
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