Mushroom Supplements

Mushroom Supplements  are used in dietary supplements and in food for their medicinal properties. Reishi, lion’s mane, chaga, cordyceps and turkey tail are the most commonly used mushroom varieties. They have been shown to boost the immune system, improve cardiovascular health, protect against cancer and reduce the effects of stress. When selecting a mushroom supplement, check for purity. A supplement that contains contaminants from soil pollution may be harmful to your health.

Reishi is a polysaccharide that can help cancer-fighting immune cells stay active during chemotherapy and radiation treatment. A study of lung cancer patients who took an over-the-counter product made from reishi showed that it increased the number of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell that fights infection.

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Grifola frondosa, also known as maitake, is another popular medicinal mushroom that can help boost the immune system. A methanolic extract of this mushroom inhibited the growth of human breast and colon cancer cells. It caused the arrest of the cell cycle in the pre-G0/G1 phase, induced the expression of p53 and p21, and stimulated macrophages to produce nitric oxide.

The terpenoids in these mushrooms are responsible for their antitumor and immunostimulatory activities. A terpenoid is a unit of five carbon isoprene atoms that can be modified with functional groups to create various biologically active compounds. Reishi, chaga and cordyceps contain high amounts of these terpenoids. [54]