Maitake Mushroom Articles

Maitake Mushroom Articles:

Beta Glucan’s Versatile Immune Modulating Properties

The Maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) is well regarded as a potent immune support compound. The primary active component is beta glucan, otherwise known as the D fraction. Beta glucan is also highly concentrated in oat fiber, which is also documented as an immune support compound. This brief review discusses the value of beta glucan as part of a natural immune support program.

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Maitake Mushroom Reduces Intestinal Inflammation

Excessive intestinal inflammation is a troubling health problem because it induces irritable bowel, reduces natural immune defenses, creates a GI tract environment more prone to hostile flora imbalance, contributes to indigestion and food allergy, and opens the door for the “leaky gut” wherein GI tract toxins enter the general circulation. A study with maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) demonstrates potent GI tract anti-inflammatory effects leading the authors to conclude that maitake mushroom is a “valuable medicinal food for IBD [irritable bowel disease] treatment, and thus may be used as an alternative medicine for IBD.

Read More: irritable bowel, Maitake mushroom, TNFa

Maitake Mushroom as a Natural Immune Booster

Maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) is widely regarded in traditional folk medicine as a potent immune food. Scientists have identified that the beta glucan compound of this mushroom is responsible for its immune support properties. The latest study shows that Maitake is an efficient and potent activator of macrophages, key immune cells needed for a healthy immune response.

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