WHAT IS MUSHROOM INFORMATION

MUSHROOM INFORMATION 

The group of mushrooms in the Agaricus family are probably some of the best known mushrooms in the Western world. The white buttons sold in stores as mushrooms are a cultivated variety of Agaricus bisporus now called Agaricus brunnescens. The wild Crimini and Portabella mushrooms are also cultivars of this species. A cultivar is defined as a variety of a plant that has been created or selected intentionally and maintained through cultivation.

International J Medical Mushrooms 2013. Royal sun medicinal mushroom, Agaricus brasiliensis Ka21 (higher Basidiomycetes), as a functional food in humans. The Royal Sun medicinal mushroom, Agaricus brasiliensis, is used as a natural health product. In Japan, however, the quality control of some of these mushroom products has been viewed as a safety problem. Focusing on the quality control of A. brasiliensis KA21, we have performed several safety studies. To date, we have established evidence that this mushroom can be used safely as an immunostimulant and to mediate biochemical parameters associated with obesity or diabetes. Furthermore, to improve the manufacturing process of this mushroom, we have studied the relationship between its pharmaceutical actions and the conditions of its cultivation and thermal management.

CANCER, TUMORS, QUALITY OF LIFE IN CANCER PATIENTS 

Cancer Science 2004. Isolation of an anti-angiogenic substance from Agaricus blazei its antitumor and antimetastatic actions. We previously found that ergosterol isolated from Agaricus blazei inhibited tumor growth through the inhibition of tumor-induced neovascularization. In the present study, we isolated further anti-angiogenic substances. This is the first report showing that sodium pyroglutamate as an anti-angiogenic substance has potent anti-tumor and anti-metastatic actions, as well as immune-modulatory activity, in tumor-bearing mice.