Over the centuries, herbalists -first in China and later in Japan- have praised the ability of different mushrooms to promote health, bring an internal balance to the body, support the immune system, promote normal liver function, and help maintain healthy cardiovascular system.
MushroomScience has been producing medical mushrooms with the highest potency mushroom extracts since 1994 and now we can offer them to you! They are prepared as a hot water extract and are 50 - 80 times more potent than tinctures or mycelium biomass. MushroomScience is the only mushroom company in North America listing guaranteed levels of research-validated active compounds on every label.
They are grown on Wood --chemical free - the Traditional Way.
Our 5 Mushroom Formula is your best choice for preventive immune support or short term use: cold and flu season or a health vacation. Our formula is the only mushroom supplement combining all the beta glucan configurations from the different mushrooms at the effective potencies identified in research.
Agaricus blazei is the newest medicinal mushroom. Also called the Royal Sun Agaricus, this medicinal mushroom was first discovered in Brazil, where the native cultures prepared it as a tea for medicinal purposes, but also ate it as a food. They have so much respect for this mushroom they call it "The Mushroom of the Gods".
The agaricus blazei mushroom contains a special type of polysaccharides known as beta glucans. Studies show that beta glucan stimulates the activity of natural killer cells which are a vital part of the immune system. These polysaccharides are believed to be the most potent polysaccharides discovered so far, given their ability to modulate the immune response and promote cellular health.
In addition to the beta 1-3 glucan found in most medicinal mushrooms, the Agaricus blazei mushroom also contains a unique beta 1-6 glucan; this may explain the profound immune supporting health benefits documented in the published research.
As with the other medicinal mushrooms, Agaricus blazei extract must be prepared as a hot water extract to be effective for immune support.
Agaricus blazei is now cultivated the world over, but primarily in Japan and the United States.
Chaga mushrooms grow in the forests of Northern Siberia, Northern Canada, Northern Japan and the Northeastern United States. Chaga is highly prized in Russian herbalism, with the modern clinical research validating many of the health benefits described in the Russian herbal sources.
Chaga is unique among medicinal mushrooms and may be one of the most important anti-aging supplements yet discovered.
Like all medicinal mushrooms Chaga contains the beta glucan rich polysaccharides that give medicinal mushroom extracts their potent immune supporting properties.* However, Chaga also has other active compounds, primarily betulinic acids, that give Chaga extracts powerful anti-oxidant properties.
Chaga has an extremely high ORAC score (measurement of antioxidant properties), similar to that of blueberry extracts. Chaga also has melanin compounds that may nourish the skin and hair.
Chaga is a mushroom that must be wild crafted. Only those mushrooms harvested from living birch trees will have the full compliment of active compounds Chaga is famous for.
Cordyceps mushrooms were once reserved exclusively for the emperors of ancient China because of their scarcity. The imperial family used Cordyceps mushroom extracts as a tonic drink because of its evident ability to replenish energy, improve stamina and endurance, and improve and maintain overall good health.
Cordyceps Mushrooms & Health
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Cordyceps sinensis extracts are used as a tonic herb, to balance and strengthen the bodies many internal systems. It has also been used as an aphrodisiac for men and as a treatment for impotence.
Today, Cordyceps supplements are commonly used by competitive athletes and to support respiratory, adrenal and immune health. It may promote respiratory health by helping relax the bronchial walls.
Cordyceps Mushrooms & Sports
Used to increase energy and endurance, Cordyceps has become the supplement of choice among world class competitive athletes. In fact in 1993, China’s Wan Jun-Sha broke the world record for the 10,000 meter run by an astonishing 42 seconds at the World Track and Field meet in Stuttgart, Germany. When asked how she was able to perform such astounding feat, she gave credit to rigorous training and Cordyceps mushroom extract intake.
Cordyceps Extracts and Stress
Because of the adrenal support Cordyceps extracts can provide they may be especially useful for people dealing with psychological or physical stress.* Cordyceps sinensis extracts help balance the HPA axis, which can provide a calming effect on the nervous system. Cordyceps extracts may help with reducing fatigue and anxiety, and may help with insomnia and promoting better sleep.
Like the other medicinal mushrooms, Cordyceps must be prepared as a hot water extract to be effective for supporting immune health. Hot water extracts were and are the only supplemental form of Cordyceps used in TCM and the published scientific research. The beta glucan rich polysaccharides that provide the immune benefits are locked up inside of the indigestible cell walls. The only way to break these compounds out in to a bioavailable form is through hot water extraction.
Coriolus PSP is one of the most effective and best selling immune support supplements in the world. With health benefits verified by over 600 studies and 24 human clinical trials, it is also one of the most thoroughly researched medicinal mushrooms used for immune support.
Also called the Turkey Tail mushroom or Trametes versicolor, Coriolus versicolor enjoys a long history of use and recognition in Traditional Chinese Medicine, with appearances in traditional herbal texts dating as far back as the early 15th century.
Coriolus PSP is a peptide linked extract developed by Dr. Yang in the 1980's.
Contrary to what some companies claim, PSP and PSK can be produced from any strain of Coriolus versicolor and can be extracted from the mushroom fruit bodies or the mycelium, as long as the mycelium is grown through submerged culture in a liquid medium.
Hot water extracts of Coriolus versicolor are one of the most effective and best selling immune support supplements in the world, and the most widely used immune support supplement in Japan.
The immune health benefits have been verified in hundreds of studies and dozens of human clinical trials, making Coriolus versicolor (Turkey Tail) one of the most thoroughly researched medicinal mushrooms used for immune support.
Coriolus versicolor is known as Yun zhi in China and Kawaratake in Japan. In the U.S. it is also known as the Turkey Tail mushroom and by the scientific name Trametes versicolor. Coriolus versicolor is probably the most common shelf fungus in the world.
Mushroom Science’s Coriolus Super Strength formula is carefully prepared with hot water extraction, and delivers the same concentration of immune supporting polyscaccharides as the PSK tested in the highly regarded Japanese research (also known as Krestin or Polysaccharide K).
Starting in 1994, Mushroom Science was the first company to offer this supplement in North America, and is still the only company offering a Coriolus supplement that matches the potency of the PSK used in the Japanese and U.S. research. In other words, you will not find a more potent Coriolus (Turkey Tail) supplement available for purchase.
The beta glucans found in mushroom polysaccharides are the immune supporting compounds that define a mushroom as “medicinal.” Immune Builder® is a beta glucan-rich synergistic formula that combines the beta glucans from five different medicinal mushrooms, resulting in an easy to use formula for daily immune support.
Using the powerful MaitakeGold 404® as the base of the formula, Immune Builder combines super concentrated hot water extracts from Agaricus blazei, Coriolus, Reishi, Shiitake and Maitake in to one concentrated immune support formula.
Unlike Echinacea, this formula can be used on a daily basis, as a preventative, providing year-round immune support. Just one capsule twice a day provides an easy to use but powerful immune tonic.
Immune Builder is the only medicinal mushrooms formula on the market made exclusively from hot water extracts. Hot water extracts are the only form of mushrom supplement ever used or studied in the scientific research, and the only type of mushroom preparation used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Lion's Mane Mushroom is one of the most interesting medicinal mushrooms. The tea made from Lion’s Mane mushrooms has been used for centuries in traditional Japanese herbalism, primarily as a "tonic". The modern scientific research now tells us it was the beta glucans in the mushroom tea that were in fact offering immune support, among other health benefits.*
Recent studies also show that hot water extracts of Lion’s Mane mushroom may strengthen memory and concentration and enhance cognitive abilities.* This research indicates that the hot water/alcohol extract of Lion's Mane may stimulate the synthesis of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) and may promote and accelerate the process of myelination.*
All of the research on Lion's Mane mushroom, as well as all of the recorded use in traditional Chinese and Japanese herbalism, has involved the use of hot water extracts.
This is because the active compounds are found inside the cell walls, and, like all medicinal mushrooms, the cell walls of Lion's Mane mushrooms and mycelium are composed of an indigestible fiber called "chitin". Hot water extraction is the only research validated process for breaking the active compounds out, in to a bioavailable form.
MaitakeGold 404 is a potent Maitake mushroom extract developed by Dr. Hiroaki Nanba, PhD., the inventor of Maitake nutraceuticals. MaitakeGold represents such a significant improvement in Maitake formulations that it was recently granted a U.S. Patent (U.S. Patent # 5,854,404).
MaitakeGold 404 is the only Maitake supplement that carries Dr. Nanba's personal endorsement. Maitake is the only medicinal mushroom that can be formulated to provide an effective dose for immune support in liquid form. MaitakeGold 404 is preserved in glycerin, offering an alcohol free liquid immune support.*
Maitake Gold 404 Benefits
Clinical research on Maitake fractions has focused primarily on immuno-modulating properties. Although no controlled human clinical studies have yet to be completed, studies involving the use of MaitakeGold 404 for immune support are in progress at Sloan-Kettering. The results of the in vitro research and uncontrolled human clinical research suggest significant immuno-modulating properties including activation of Natural Killer cells.*
The immune system is a vital aspect of the body because it keeps away diseases, combating illnesses and infections on a regular basis. The polysaccharides of Maitake Gold 404 can balance, stimulate, and support the immune system within regular limits* so that it will be able to handle external factors that could adversely affect your health. A healthy and efficient immune system keeps a person from getting sick, allowing for more productivity at home or at work.
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