Description
Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) also known as Lentinula edodes, Oriental Black mushrooms, Forest mushrooms, Chinese mushrooms. Shiitake contains lentinan, eritadenine, iron, vitamin C, protein, L-ergothioneine, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, B2, B12, and high levels of vitamin D. The health giving properties of shiitake mushrooms have been prized in traditional Chinese medicine for over 6,000 years. Maitake is a Japanese mushroom closely related to polyporus used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Maitake contains complex immunostimulant polysaccharides, starch, protein. Use of Cordyceps sinensis dates back to the 15th century in traditional Tibetan and Chinese medicines. Cordyceps contains adenine, adenosine, uracil, uridine, guanidine, guanosine, hypoxanthine, inosine, thymine, thymidine, and deoxyuridine. Reishi is that age old medicine cited thousands of years ago in several texts and scripts as being a tonic for emperors. At one time this mushroom was specifically used under the prestigious vestiges of the ruling class, but it has since made its way into the pantries of us common folk. Reishi contains an array of alkaloids, triterpine acids, ergosterols, fumaric acid, coumarins, lactone, mannitol, and many polysaccharides.
