Agaricus blazei Mushroom extract: Agaricus Blazei Murill mushrooms originated in the Piedate mountain region outside of Sao Paolo, Brazil. It flourishes in the powerful Brazilian sunlight. It has been gaining worldwide attention because the population in that area, where it grows wild, suffers very little from cancer and other adult diseases. About 30 years ago, a Japanese immigrant discovered a mushroom in Brazil, that people called ¯¿½¯¿½Cogumelo Piedade? He found out that this mushroom had some medicinal values. He contacted people in Argentina, and Japan, where they started to research about the ABM in 1975. This mushroom started to be known as Himmematsutake, God¯¿½s mushroom or Sun mushroom . Due to a large demand by Japan, China has started to cultivate the Agaricus in the southern provinces where the climate is warm by using modern technology with the purified strain from Brazil. The Japanese researchers studying the composition of ABM reported on its having vitamins B1, B2, amino acids, niacin, phosphorous, iron, calcium and lots of protein and polysaccharides and Beta Glucan which is the active constituent that drastically enhances the function of the immune system which builds the body¯¿½s natural defenses against diseases. Agaricus mushrooms shows the best results if it is taken in the form of tea or powder or capsules in extract form. The un-extracted form (like dried mushroom powder) or tincture form (soaked in alcohol without heat) is not effective. The chitin, which makes up the cell walls of mushrooms, contains the potent immune building compounds common to all medicinal mushrooms, the polysaccharides. Indisputably, only heat can break down the indigestible chitin and release the active compounds into a concentrated, bio-available form. The main health benefit of medicinal mushrooms is attributed to a group of their active constituents called polysaccharides. These complex carbohydrates stimulate immune responses to many bacterial and viral illnesses including HIV. Some researchers believe this might be because these specific polysaccharides resemble components of the cell walls of viruses and bacteria. Because of their immune-stimulating actions, these polysaccharides may aid in preventing and treating cancer. Unlike commonly used cancer drugs that kill off healthy cells while they destroy tumors, the polysaccharides help eliminate malignant cells by promoting immune system attacks against them. Bio Essence has located the source in China that provides high quality Agaricus Blazei Murill mushroom extract. It contains more than 45% polysaccharides content. The price we offer for practitioners is extremely low compared to the high price grown from Brazil and USA. (The 1:1 dried mushroom generally cost $29-30 dollars per 100 gram in the market). 100 gram extract powder, Item no. BE75

姬松茸Agaricus blazeii

姬松茸(巴西蘑菇)的原產地是南美巴西，主要生長在巴西東南部.勝保羅郊外的Piedade山區，其外觀色白，菇傘成短筒狀，淺褐色，具強烈杏仁味，肉白，甘脆又甜，是其居民自古以來便採取作為養生食用的菇菌。從1980年關於姬松茸的論文發表以來,即受到日本罹患癌症家庭的關注。近年來更被醫學界證實具有藥理效果,賓州大學教授Q.J.新登博士與蘭巴特研究所的蘭巴特博士，進行關於制癌作用等藥效的研究發表後，提高了眾人對他的關心度.後來經罹患皮膚癌的前美國總統雷根的持續服用，病情的改善令它的知名度更高,現在則成為具有抗癌作用及強化免疫功能的食品，目前也應用在愛滋病的治療研究上。姬松茸與癌症的關係包括:(1)已經發生癌細胞且發病後攻擊癌細胞的抗腫瘤作用;(2)抑制癌細胞增殖的制癌作用;(3)包住致癌物質加以排出與防範正常細胞變成癌細胞的預防效果等三項。將姬松茸抗腫瘤成分加以分解，發現主要在於多醣體,植物凝血素等物質。多醣體包括β-D葡聚醣，α葡聚醣.β半乳糖葡聚醣，核酸(RNA)，蛋白質葡聚醣及木糖葡聚醣等。巴西蘑菇也被視為一種強而有力抵抗濾過性病毒的物質，它可以預防病毒和有害物質進入身體脆弱的組織中。在日本、香港和數所美國大學進行的研究顯示，巴西蘑菇的多醣體能有效刺激實驗室的動物中T淋巴細胞和輔助T細胞的成長。1995年，加州大學洛杉磯分校金珠醫學中心的曼杜葛能博士（Dr.Mamdooh Ghoneum Ph. D.）發現巴西蘑菇可以增加全身免疫細胞的總數，同時也發現可以增加自然殺手細胞的數量，使自然殺手更具威力。巴西蘑菇對人體健康的好處多多，能夠促進免疫系統功能，還能預防疾病的發生。寶生公司姬松茸產品為8:1濃縮倍數，含45%的多醣體。100公克產品編號BE75，100粒膠囊BE76