Maitake extracts and their therapeutic potential.

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Maitake extracts and their therapeutic potential.

Published Feb 1, 2001 · M. Mayell

Alternative medicine review : a journal of clinical therapeutic

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Abstract

Maitake (Grifola frondosa) is the Japanese name for an edible fungus with a large fruiting body characterized by overlapping caps. It is a premier culinary as well as medicinal mushroom. Maitake is increasingly being recognized as a potent source of polysaccharide compounds with dramatic health-promoting potential. The most recent development is the MD-fraction, a proprietary maitake extract its Japanese inventors consider to be a notable advance upon the preceding D-fraction. The D-fraction, the MD-fraction, and other extracts, often in combination with whole maitake powder, have shown particular promise as immunomodulating agents, and as an adjunct to cancer and HIV therapy. They may also provide some benefit in the treatment of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and hepatitis.

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Maitake extracts show potential as immunomodulating agents, cancer and HIV therapy adjuncts, and may benefit hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and hepatitis treatment.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

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