Lentinus edodes Sing.(Shiitake Mushroom)
As a well-known edible mushroom for medication, it can remove phlegm and help
respiration, tonify the spleen and promote the stomach, treat rheumatism, remove blood
stasis, and protect the liver. In the “Compendium of Meteria Medica”, it is recorded
that Lentinus edodes Sing. “Nourishes the vital energy, treats indigestion, rheumatism
and blood stasis”; “Modern Practical Chinese Medicine” records that Lentinus edodes
Sing “is the essential medicine for vitamin D supplement in
the treatment of rickets. It also treat anemia.”
2.Effects of polysaccharide
The Lentinan provided by our company are direct
extracts from hymenium of Lentinus edodes Sing, containing health-beneficial substances
such as amino acids, proteins, trace elements as well as polysaccharides. They can inhibit
viruses and tumors, regulate the immune function and stimulate the production of
interferon. The main component in the polysaccharides is glucose, with a little amount of
xylose and mannose. Their actions are extensively studied in the biomedical circles of the
world, especially in Japan, where they are widely used in drugs and healthcare foods. The
lentinan injection has significant adjuvant therapeutic effect in radio-chemotherapy of
tumors. Because of these special immune functions, they are widely used all over the
world.
3. Product Data Sheet
Descriptions: Fine brown powder and easy to absorb moisture
Polysaccharide content: ≥10% or ≥20% or ≥25%
Water solubility: dissolvable in water with trace sediments
Heavy Metals: Sb〈1ppm
As〈1.4ppm Cd〈2ppm Cr〈1ppm Pb〈6ppm Hg〈0.5ppm
Sn〈230ppm
Microbiological total plate count: NMT〈 1000 CFU/g
Total Coliform: negative
Mites: none detected
Molds:〈100 CFU /g
Moisture content: ≤9%
4 Specifications
1kg/bag,5kg/bag,10kg/bag(they can be packed
at customers’ request)