Maitake, Hen of the Woods · 2008 · Review
High relevance[The fungus maitake (Grifola frondosa) and its therapeutic potential].
Grifola frondosa
Immune support
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- Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray is a polyporaceous fungus and, due to its medical properties, has been used in Eastern cultures for thousands of years
- A review of previously published literature on this fungus, its ethnomycological, nutritional, pharmacological and medical aspects were investigated
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Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray is a polyporaceous fungus and, due to its medical properties, has been used in Eastern cultures for thousands of years. A review of previously published literature on this fungus, its ethnomycological, nutritional, pharmacological and medical aspects were investigated.
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Illana-Esteban C (2008). [The fungus maitake (Grifola frondosa) and its therapeutic potential]. Revista iberoamericana de micologia https://doi.org/10.1016/s1130-1406(08)70033-0 PMID: 18785781
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