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Agaricus subrufescens
Agaricus subrufescens
Common Names
Agaricus blazei mushroom , Himematsutake, (Japan) Cogumelo do Sol (Brazil)
Botanical Name
Agaricus blazei
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Agaricus blazei mushroom Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses:
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Constituents:polysaccharides, beta 1,3-glucan and beta 1,6-glucan

Agaricus blazeiis one of the most popular medicinal and culinary mushrooms with a delicious almond extract flavor and meaty texture. This species of mushroom native to Brazil, and widely cultivated in Japan for its medicinal uses. A. blazei has been used in complementary and alternative medicine to treat many immune disorders and is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It was traditionally used to treat many common diseases like cardiovascular disease, hepatitis, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, and skin disorders like eczema.2

Side Effects:
there is some cause for concern that this popular medical mushroom may may cause liver damage
How to Use: Agaricus blazei mushroom
Preparation Methods :Edible culinary mushroom, extracts, capsules.

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referencesAgaricus blazei mushroom Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Agaricus blazei mushroom for :Cancer
Cancer Agaricus blazei (Himematsutake) extract, one of the most popular complementary and alternative medicines among Japanese cancer patients. Although several other factors cannot be completely ruled out as the causes of liver damage, a strong causal relationship between the Agaricus blazei extract and liver damage was suggested and, at least, taking the Agaricus blazei extract made the clinical decision-making process much more complicated.

Mukai H, Watanabe T, Ando M, Katsumata N.. An alternative medicine, Agaricus blazei, may have induced severe hepatic dysfunction in cancer patients.. (Epub 2006 Nov 14), Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2006 Dec;36(12):808-10.

Agaricus blazei mushroom for :Cancer
Cancer Agaricus blazei (Himematsutake) extract, one of the most popular complementary and alternative medicines among Japanese cancer patients. Although several other factors cannot be completely ruled out as the causes of liver damage, a strong causal relationship between the Agaricus blazei extract and liver damage was suggested and, at least, taking the Agaricus blazei extract made the clinical decision-making process much more complicated.

Mukai H, Watanabe T, Ando M, Katsumata N.. An alternative medicine, Agaricus blazei, may have induced severe hepatic dysfunction in cancer patients.. (Epub 2006 Nov 14), Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2006 Dec;36(12):808-10.

Plant Description


Mushroom is generally described as having small to large fruit bodies with white, yellow or brown pileus; free lamellae that are pallid or pinkish when young, later becoming chocolate-brown; and also dark-brown, smooth basidiospores. 2

History and Traditions
historyAgaricus subrufescens Peck was cultivated first in the late 1800s in eastern North America. The type consists partly of cultivated material and partly of field-collected specimens. Once a popular market mushroom, the 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 A. blazei Murrill (sensu Heinemann) and most recently as A. brasiliensis Wasser et al.
Folklore, Myths and Legends
References:
  1. The Mycological Society of America
  2. Oxford Journals

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