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'''Shiitake mushrooms''' | '''Shiitake mushrooms''' or '''lentinus edodes''' or '''lentinus''' are a popular edible mushroom sometimes used in cooking, and extracts of shiitake mushrooms are sold which claim to have various health benefits.<ref name="Lee2012">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411016300815</ref> Shiitake mushrooms are used in [[traditional Chinese medicine|traditional Chinese]], Korean, and Japanese medicine, and contain [[lentinan]] and '''lenthionine'''.<ref name="Lee2012" /> A number of medicinal uses of shiitake extracts have been investigated including anti-inflammatory, [[antiviral]], and immune stimulating uses.<ref name ="Bisen2010">https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/cmc/2010/00000017/00000022/art00006</ref> | ||
==Theory== | |||
==Evidence== | |||
==Clinicians== | |||
==Risks and safety== | |||
==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. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Equilibrant]] | *[[Equilibrant]] | ||
*[[Maitake mushroom]] | |||
*[[Reishi mushroom]] (ganoderma lucidum or lingzhi mushroom) | |||
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[[Category:Alternative medicine]] | [[Category:Alternative medicine]] | ||
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[[Category:Immunostimulants]] | |||
[[Category:Supplements]] | |||
[[Category:Traditional Chinese medicine]] | |||
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Shiitake mushrooms or lentinus edodes or lentinus are a popular edible mushroom sometimes used in cooking, and extracts of shiitake mushrooms are sold which claim to have various health benefits.[1] Shiitake mushrooms are used in traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese medicine, and contain lentinan and lenthionine.[1] A number of medicinal uses of shiitake extracts have been investigated including anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and immune stimulating uses.[2]
Theory[edit | edit source]
Evidence[edit | edit source]
Clinicians[edit | edit source]
Risks and safety[edit | edit source]
Costs and availability[edit | edit source]
Easily available, expensive as a cooking ingredient in comparison to ordinary mushrooms.
Equilibrant[edit | edit source]
Shiitake mushrooms are one of the ingredients in equilibrant, a supplement created to help patients with ME/CFS.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Equilibrant
- Maitake mushroom
- Reishi mushroom (ganoderma lucidum or lingzhi mushroom)
