Product code:HK120002

Latin Name: Grifola frondosa

Specification: 25%-30% Polysaccharides

Appearance: Gray or beige powder

Part of the Plant Used: Whole herb

Medicinal Functions:

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.

1. Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondosa) may best be known for its cancer-fighting properties.

2. People with Type 2 Diabetes may also benefit from maitake mushroom, according to researchers Hiroaki Nanba and Keiko Kubo, authors of "Mushroom biology and mushroom products".

3. Many doctors in Japan use maitake mushroom to lower blood pressure and blood lipids, two key risk factors in cardiovascular disease.

4. Beinfield also recommends maitake mushroom for stomach ailments.