Shiitake Triple Extract

Traditionally grown on logs, shiitake thrives in humid, shaded environments, favouring temperatures between 15°C to 27°C for optimal growth. In folklore, shiitake mushrooms have been revered not only for their culinary value but also for their health benefits, often considered a symbol of longevity and vitality in East Asia, particularly Japan, China, and Korea, where it originates. They are believed to enhance the immune system and are used in traditional medicine to promote overall well-being. This rich cultural heritage combined with their nutritional and medicinal properties has made shiitake mushrooms a cherished ingredient worldwide.

Potential Actions:

• Anti-tumour - adjuvant/supportive therapy for colorectal, breast, gastric, liver & lung
• Anti-cancer - prevention & immune enhancing
• Anti-fungal
• Hypolipidemic - cholesterol reducing
• Hypoglycaemic - blood sugar reducing
• Improves insulin sensitivity
• Improves blood circulation & cardiovascular health
• Anti-viral
• Anti-microbial
• Immune modulating

Some Known Compounds:

• Lentinan - β-glucans - & other polysaccharides - immune enhancer, anti-viral, anti-tumour. Lectinan is used as maintenance therapy during & post chemotherapy, to increase efficacy of treatment as well as reduce side effect of therapy.
• Eritadenine - protein - cholesterol lowering effects & modulation of lipid (fat) metabolism.
• Lectins, LEL - carbohydrate-binding proteins binding to cancer cell membranes & inducing apoptosis (programmed cell death). Also binds to & inhibits viral load (preventing invasion & progression of viruses).
• Lanostane-type triterpenoids - anti-oxidant & hepatoprotective (liver protection).
• Minerals - Zinc, Iron, Phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, Potassium, sodium
• Vitamins - B1, B2, B9, B12, C, D2
• Amino acids - mainly Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Lysine, Arginine, Leucine

Recommended Dosage:

1-2ml daily, either diluted in tea, coffee, water, food or taken directly from dropper to mouth. Do not exceed this.

NB. extract may lose some
efficacy/bioavailability with the addition of hot temperatures (adding to hot drinks) as the final product contains a cold water portion in its ratio. So ideally taking dropper to mouth.

Could show benefit in the following:

Adjuvant/Supportive therapy to Cancer (Colorectal, Breast, Gastric, Liver & Lung) as well as help prevent Cancer. Bacterial, viral & fungal infections; also reduce susceptibility to infections. Alleviating symptoms of inflammatory disorders such as arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), & asthma. Diabetes, weight management, Coronary heart disease & other cardiovascular conditions. For skin, stress, ageing & source of vitamin B12.

Atlantic Fungi Co-op and it’s members make no claims as to the medicinal uses of their products for specific medical conditions. These are sold as food supplements.

All suggestions on this page are our interpretation of the current scientific literature. Where research has shown positive action, it is often achieved in clinical settings. Please do your own due diligence in researching information and consulting the appropriate medical professional.