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MAITAKE...mushroom...

Maitake is one of the major culinary mushrooms used in Japan, the others being shiitake, shimeji and enoki.rel="nofollow">View On proper Black

In 2009, a phase I/II human trial, conducted by Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, showed Maitake could stimulate the immune systems of breast cancer patients!

Grifola frondosa is a polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the base of trees, particularly oaks.

The fungus is native to the northeastern part of Japan and North America, and is prized in traditional Chinese and Japanese herbology as a medicinal mushroom,

Maitake is rich in minerals (such as potassium, calcium, and magnesium), various vitamins (B2, D2 and niacin), fibers and amino acids. In 2009, a phase I/II human trial, conducted by Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, showed Maitake could stimulate the immune systems of breast cancer patients!

OCTOBER: Breast Cancer Awareness month...

 

 

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