Mushroom Complex

Mushroom Complex Consisting of

: Shiitake powder (fruit tops), Reishi powder (fruit tops) and Maitake powder (mycelial biomass)
Mushrooms are not technically plants because they do not undergo photosynthesis. They are actually classified as fungi and although they are not vegetables, they provide several essential nutrients critical for human health. In fact, mushrooms contain some of the most potent natural medicines for a wide array of health conditions.

Genemedics Nutrition’s mushroom complex is consists of three well-known health-enhancing mushroom species:

Shiitake: A popular culinary mushroom used in different dishes around the world. This mushroom contains a potent anti-tumor complex carbohydrate known as lentinan.^[1]

Reishi: Also known as “”Mushroom of Immortality”, so-called because it has immense health benefits including normalization of blood pressure and cholesterol levels, prevention of inflammatory disorders, and more!

Maitake: Also known as “King of Mushrooms” because of its large size. It has anti-cancer and antibacterial properties.

Benefits of Mushroom Complex

Mushrooms are not only nutritious but they also possess extensive medicinal properties that can help boost your overall health.

Prevents Various Types of Cancers

Most of the clinical evidence for the antitumor activity of shiitake, reishi and maitake mushrooms come from the complex carbohydrates they contain. Lentinan, krestin, and schizophyllan from these mushrooms can prevent the progression of various cancers by inhibiting cell growth and reproduction.^[2-3]

Strengthens the Immune System

One study revealed that reishi mushroom supplementation at 5.4 grams per day for 12 weeks in patients with colorectal cancer increased the activity of the immune system cells including white blood cells (WBCs) and natural killer cells. These cells play a major role in fighting various infections and disease-causing foreign bodies.^[4]

Lowers High Blood Sugar

Reishi has been recognized as a medicinal mushroom for over 2000 years.^[5] Today, several research shows that one of reishi’s important clinical indications is in the treatment of high blood sugar levels. In one study, diabetic patients who took Ganopoly (an extract from reishi) at a dose of 1800 mg three times daily for 12 weeks, experienced a significant reduction in the mean HbA1c (a measure of blood sugar) from 8.4 at baseline to 7.6% at 12 weeks.^[6]

Improves Symptoms and Clinical Markers of Heart Disease

Studies suggest that reishi can help treat symptoms of heart disease and lower its risk by improving various clinical parameters associated with this condition. In a randomized, multicentered study designed to evaluate the clinical effects and safety of the reishi extract Ganopoly in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), researchers found a significant improvement in the core symptoms of CHD (chest pain, palpitation, difficulty of breathing), and in various parameters such as heart rhythm, blood pressure and cholesterol levels after 12 weeks of treatment.^[7]

Helps Lose Weight

In a preliminary clinical study, researchers found that overweight patients who took maitake tablets equal to 200 grams of fresh maitake daily for two months experienced an average weight loss of 7-13 pounds without any adverse side effects.^[8]  

References:

1. Chihara G, Hamuro J, Maeda Y, Arai Y, Fukuoka F. Fractionation and purification of the polysaccharides with marked antitumor activity, especially lentinan, from Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing. (an edible mushroom). Cancer Res. 1970;30(11):2776-81.
2. Wasser SP. Medicinal mushrooms as a source of antitumor and immunomodulating polysaccharides. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2002;60(3):258-74.
3. Wasser SP, Weis AL. Therapeutic effects of substances occurring in higher Basidiomycetes mushrooms: a modern perspective. Crit Rev Immunol. 1999;19(1):65-96.
4. Chen X, Hu ZP, Yang XX, et al. Monitoring of immune responses to a herbal immuno-modulator in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Int Immunopharmacol. 2006;6(3):499-508.
5. Wasser S. P, Coates P, Blackman M, Cragg G, Levine M, Moss J, White J. Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements. New York: Marcel Dekker; 2005. Reishi or Lingzhi (Ganoderma lucidum) pp. 680–90.
6. Wachtel-Galor S, Yuen J, Buswell JA, et al. Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi or Reishi): A Medicinal Mushroom. In: Benzie IFF, Wachtel-Galor S, editors. Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects. 2nd edition. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2011. Chapter 9.
7. Gao, Y, Lan, J, Dai, X, YE, J and Zhou, S 2004, ‘A phase I/II study of Ling Zhi mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (W.Curt.:Fr.) Lloyd (Aphyllophoromycetideae) extract in patients with type II Diabetes Mellitus’, International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 33-39.
8. Yokota M. Observatory trial of anti-obesity activity of maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa). Anshin July 1992;202-203.