Shiitake mushroom

Shiitake mushrooms contain lentinan and lenthionine. Shiitake mushrooms are edible mushrooms sometimes used in cooking, and extracts of shiitake mushrooms are sold which claim to have various health benefits.

Costs and availability
Easily available, expensive as a cooking ingredient in comparison to ordinary mushrooms.

Equilibrant
Shiitake mushrooms are one of the ingredients in equilibrant, a supplement created to help patients with ME/CFS.

Learn more

 * Lentinan - drugs.com