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'''Shiitake mushrooms''' contain '''lentinan''' and '''lenthionine'''.{{citation needed|date=Jul 2020}} Shiitake mushrooms are edible mushrooms sometimes used in cooking, and extracts of shiitake mushrooms are sold which claim to have various health benefits.
'''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==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Equilibrant]]
*[[Equilibrant]]
*[[Maitake mushroom]]
*[[Reishi mushroom]] (ganoderma lucidum or lingzhi mushroom)


==Learn more==
==Learn more==
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[[Category:Medicinal foods]]
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[[Category:Alternative medicine]]
[[Category:Alternative medicine]]
[[Category:Anti-inflammatories]]
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[[Category:Immunostimulants]]
[[Category:Supplements]]
[[Category:Traditional Chinese medicine]]
[[Category:Traditional Korean medicine]]
[[Category:Traditional Japanese medicine]]

Latest revision as of 23:34, October 8, 2021

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]

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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]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

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