Polyporus Umbellatus

Other names : Zhu Ling, Chorei Maitake, Lumpy Bracket, Umbrella Polypore
A close relative of Grifola frondosa (Maitake), Polyporus Umbellatus differs from most medicinal mushrooms in that traditionally it has been harvested as sclerotium, an underground 'seed' or 'nugget' which grows in the mycellium.

Special Precautions of Polyporus Umbellatus

Avoid in case of dizziness.

Health Benefits and uses of Polyporus Umbellatus are

Polyporus umbellatus contains ergosterin, alpha hydroxy tetracosane acid (acid?), biotin (a kind of vitamin B complex), polysaccharide and polypeptide, and it’s also rich in cellulose and minerals. The ingredients of minerals mainly include: calcium, potassium, iron, and trace elements such as manganese, copper and zinc. Polyporus umbellatus may contain bioactive compounds with immunostimulating, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective properties.

• Believed to enhance the immune system, while also supporting liver health; particularly helpful against bacteria-borne disease.
• It is reported that long term use makes one feel happy and vigorous and look younger.
• As well as its traditonal use as a diuretic, polysaccharide extracts of Polyporus Umbellatus show promise as adjuvant (A substance that enhances the body's immune response to an antigen) alongside chemotherapy and is licensed in China for use in cancer therapy.
• Highly anti-viral and has the unusual property of reducing Chlamydia activity in sufferers of this common STI.
• It has even been use traditionally for fighting Hepatitis B, but more research is required to verify this property.
• A novel, and unusual, property is for hair regrowth in men. 3 compounds have been isolated which have now been show to stimulate hair regrowth in a Japanee study by Ushida, 1990. These compounds are acetosyringe and polyporusterone A and B.
• Lowering cholesterol.
• Regulating blood pressure, good effect on diastolic blood pressure (the second count of blood pressure)
• Improving skin structure
• Cancers (lung, liver, prostate, leukemia).
• Enhancing cardiac function.
• Barysomatia
• Hemorrhoids.