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Agaricus Blazei Murill
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Agaricus Blazei Murill What is Agaricus Blazei Murill? Agaricus mushrooms are known as Agaricus Blazei Murill and it became widely known by the fact that Brazil natives ate Agaricus in the mid 1960s. Agaricus mushrooms are naturally grown in the plains of Florida and South Carolina in the United State, but it has been edible by the Brazil natives in Sao Paulo piedade mountain. Most of the residents were seen to live without disease, and it was introduced to Japan and artificial cultivation was carried out for health functional food. Among the substances having physiological activity of Agaricus mushroom, lectin is involved in hemagglutination, and (1 → 6) -β-D-glucan-protein complex and linoliec acid are known to have excellent antitumor effect.
Although antitumor effects are known in various mushrooms, Agaricus mushrooms contain a large amount of β-D glucan compared to other types of mushrooms. Currently, agaricus mushrooms are grown mainly in Japan and the United States and have been reported by Department of Agriculture to account for 95% of the total mushroom production in the United States. Effects of Agaricus Mushroom 1. Anti-cancer effect. 2. Weight and Cholesterol level control 3. Anti-diabetic effect Clinical Evidence 1. Agaricus mushroom was found to increase NK cell activity 2. NK cell function and TNF-alpha levels were found to be significantly increased by intake of agaricus mushroom extract supplements in late stage cancer patients 3. Agaricus mushrooms have beneficial effects on cancer, infection, allergic / asthma and inflammatory diseases 4. Immunological, hematological, and glycemia effects of dietary supplementation with Agaricus sylvaticus on patients' colorectal cancer. |