Herbal Information on Blazei Mushroom Powder
Common Name: Blazei Agaricus Mushroom
Botanical Name: Agaricus blazei
Other Names: Blazei, Agaricus blazei, Blazei Bioavailable Mushroom Powder, God's Mushroom, Mushroom of the Sun, Royal Sun Agaricus
Other Ingredients: Grown on organic brown rice (full disclosure: the rice is not a filler but the medium on which the mushrooms grow).
Form: Powder
Package Size: 1 pound
Dosage: Consult your healthcare professional for correct dosage.
Origin: USA
Brand: Myriad Mycology
Cautions:
- May interact with diabetes medications
- Pregnant and nursing women
- Do not use if you have liver disease
- Avoid use prior to surgery
About Blazei Mushrooms
Mushrooms a popular and valuable food. Their taste and benefits make them perfect to be added to soups, salads, or used as a supplement. These mushrooms are low in calories and high in minerals, essential amino acids, vitamins, and fibers. Many mushrooms including Blazei have potential medical effects and are called medicinal mushrooms.
Although one of the newest medicinal mushrooms to be gaining popularity, Blazei has a noteworthy and high concentration of beta-glucans. Agaricus Blazei Murill Mushroom has been researched and found to have strong immunomodulating properties.
This mushroom is traditionally grown in Brazil, but is now being grown here in the United States. Agaricus Blazei Mushroom is known as the "Mushroom of the Gods" in Brazil where it is cooked into regular meals. The taste somewhat resembles almonds.
Benefits of Blazei Mushrooms
- Supports Liver Function
- Benefits Blood Sugar when used with diet and exercise
- Contains polysaccharide-protein complexes
- Known in China has a Medicinal Mushroom
Resources:Anatomy of Mushrooms is an outline of mushroom components.
Check out our How to Use Bulk Herbs page.
References:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3083.2008.02156.x/pdf
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Agaricus Blazei
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