| Maitake mushrooms have got their name of "King | | | | maitake can help with cancer treatments as well |
| of Mushrooms" because of the enormous size | | | | as Type 2 diabetes. The beta-glucan |
| that they can grow to. In Japan, the Maitake has | | | | polysaccharide, or grifolan, that is in the |
| been seen to grow up to 50 pounds in size. | | | | mushroom has been shown to react with the |
| Because of this, this mushroom has become one | | | | macrophages in the body. These cells are |
| of the more common culinary mushrooms in that | | | | important in the way that the body fights off |
| country. In the U.S. this mushroom grows mostly | | | | anything attacking the immune system. Because |
| in the Northeastern part of the country, but has | | | | of this cellular level of attack, the maitake |
| been found as far west as Idaho. | | | | mushroom is a great addition to any well balanced |
| Mushroom Growth | | | | diet. |
| Maitake mushrooms are a perennial fungus that | | | | Mushroom Diet |
| grows from an underground tuber like structure, | | | | Any diet that is focused on one type of food |
| much like that of a potato. The actual body of | | | | item is going to be incomplete as far as nutritional |
| the fungus grows to a great diameter and is | | | | requirements are concerned. But, when you add |
| cluster like with brownish gray caps which are | | | | certain foods to a well balanced diet, your body |
| often curled. At first glance you would not think | | | | has the nutrients it needs to keep it healthy. |
| that the Maitake mushroom would be edible at all. | | | | When adding some foods, like the mushroom |
| However, it is quite useful for a lot of different | | | | maitake, you can do it in supplemental form. Pills |
| great tasting dishes as well as providing powerful | | | | are a good way to add some of the mushroom |
| medicinal properties. | | | | nutrition into a diet. |
| Medicinal Benefits | | | | Consult with your doctor and ask them about the |
| Mushrooms have always been said to have great | | | | added benefits of this mushroom. You do not |
| medicinal properties. The Maitake is no exception. | | | | need a prescription for this supplement, but it is |
| Recent studies have shown that the mushroom | | | | good to get more information. |