Planetary Formulas Maitake Beta-Factor Mushroom Full Spectrum (60 tabs)

Planetary Formulas Maitake Beta-Factor Mushroom Full Spectrum overview

Dr. Nanba's Maitake Beta-Factor by Planetary Formulas contains Dr. Nanba's unique MaitakeGold 404 beta-glucan fraction, the fully mature fruiting body and the mycellium. This provides a complete spectrum of maitake activity.

Further information about Planetary Formulas Maitake Beta-Factor Mushroom Full Spectrum

Mushroom by Ray Sahelian, M.D.
Mushrooms can be divided into edible mushroom, medicinal mushroom, psychedelic mushroom, and toxic mushroom. Psychedelic mushrooms are also called psilocybin mushroom, magic mushrooms or hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Types of Common Edible and Medicinal Mushroom
Agaricus is a mushroom that has several well known varieties including meadow mushroom and a medicinal mushroom known as agaricus blazei.

Basidiomycete mushroom - Active hexose correlated compound ( AHCC ) is a mixture of polysaccharides, amino acids, lipids and minerals derived from cocultured mycelia of several species of Basidiomycete mushrooms.

Chanterelle mushroom - chantrelle mushroom
Oyster mushroom
Kombucha mushroom
Maitake mushroom

Portabella mushroom - also sometimes spelled portabella mushroom - portobello mushroom - portabello mushroom. A variety of agaricus mushroom, called agaricus bisporus, falls under the category of a portabella mushroom.

Reishi mushroom
Shiitake mushroom has high antioxidant ability.

Benefit of Mushrooms
Mushrooms contain numerous substances including glycoproteins, glyconutrients, lectins, etc. Mushroom ingestion or a mushroom extract supplement can certainly influence the immune system and have an influence on cancer prevention or treatment.

Mushrooms and the Immune System
During the height of cold and flu season, Americans are seeking ways to ward off the sniffles. Certain foods can boost the immune system and help alleviate cold and flu symptoms. Some researchers recommend eating more mushrooms, particularly the Oriental varieties such as shiitake. Mushrooms contain special compounds that have been found to bolster the immune system. Mushroom soup would be an excellent choice, because it is not only a hot liquid (which warms the throat and impairs viral replication) but one with the ability to boost a body's immune response.
The major immunomodulating effects of active substances derived from mushrooms include mitogenicity and activation of immune effector cells, such as lymphocytes, macrophages, and natural killer cells, resulting in the production of cytokines, including interleukins (ILs), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF)-alpha, and interferon gamma (INF)-gamma. In particular, mushroom extracts could modulate the differentiation capacity of CD4(+) T cells to mature into T(H)1 and/or T(H)2 subsets. As a consequence these extracts have profound effects in particular diseases, like chronic autoimmune T(H)1-mediated or allergic T(H)2-mediated diseases. Immunosuppressive effects by mushroom components have also been observed. The therapeutic effects of mushrooms, such as anticancer activity, suppression of autoimmune diseases, and allergy have been associated with their immunomodulating effects.

Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
The group of hallucinogenic psilocybin-containing mushrooms include the species of the genera Conocybe, Gymnopilus, Panaeolus, Pluteus, Psilocybe, and Stropharia. These "magic", psychoactive fungi have the serotonergic hallucinogen psilocybin. Toxicity of these mushrooms is possible because of the popularity of hallucinogens. Psilocybin and its active metabolite psilocin are similar to lysergic acid diethylamide. These hallucinogens affect the central nervous system rapidly (usually within 20 minutes to an hour after ingestion), producing ataxia, the urge to move, and hallucinations.

Split Gill Mushroom
Schizophyllum commune is the most widespread fungus on the planet since it can be found on every continent except Antarctica, where there is no wood to be used as a substrate. N-acetyl-d-galactosamine (GalNAc)-specific lectin has been purified from this mushroom.

Toxic Mushrooms
Amanita Mushroom - Amanita is the most recognizable toxic mushroom.
Gyromitra mushroom or false morrel (monomethylhydrazine) poisoning may be partly treated with pyridoxine.

Different varieties of Agaricus Mushroom include:
Agaricus bisporus mushroom is a common, edible, cultivated mushroom also known as white mushroom. The lectin from the common mushroom Agaricus bisporus, the most popular edible species in Western countries, has potent antiproliferative effects on human epithelial cancer cells, without any apparent cytotoxicity. This property confers to it an important therapeutic potential as an antineoplastic agent.

Agaricus campestris - also known as meadow mushroom

Agaricus blazei is an edible and medicinal mushroom. Agaricus blazei is also known as the Brazilian sun mushroom or himematsutake.
Agaricus subrufescens Peck was cultivated first in the late 1800s in eastern North America. Once a popular market mushroom, this agaricus species faded from commerce in the early 20th century. More recently, a mushroom species growing wild in Brazil has been introduced into cultivation in Brazil, Japan and elsewhere. This Brazilian mushroom has been referred to by various names, most commonly as Agaricus blazei Murrill (sensu Heinemann) and most recently as A. brasiliensis Wasser et al.

Agaricus macrosporus mushroom
Agaricus xanthodermus mushroom is not edible
Agaricus californicus mushroom is a North-American species.

Planetary Formulas Maitake Beta-Factor Mushroom Full Spectrum ingredients

Maitake Supplement Facts:
Serving Size 2 Tablets
Servings Per Container 60

Amount Per Serving:
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) - 20 mg - 30 %Daily value
Calcium _ 326 mg - 30 % daily value
Maitake ( beta-glucan ) Fraction - 6 mg *
Maitake Blend - 320 mg *
Maitake Fruiting Body and Maitake Myceila Biomass.

How to use Planetary Formulas Maitake Beta-Factor Mushroom Full Spectrum

One or two tablets daily or as recommended by your health care professional.
* Maitake daily value not established.

Planetary Formulas Maitake Beta-Factor Mushroom Full Spectrum warnings

Keep out of reach of children.