MAITAKE MUSHROOMS (GRIFOLA FRONDOSA)
General
Cronkleton, E. (2017, October 12). Maitake mushroom: Risks, benefits, and more. Healthline. Retrieved November 14, 2022, from https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/maitake-mushroom#TOC_TITLE_HDR_1
Immune Support
Guggenheim, A. G., Wright, K. M., & Zwickey, H. L. (2014). Immune Modulation From Five Major Mushrooms: Application to Integrative Oncology. Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.), 13(1), 32–44.
Aguilera-Braico DM, Balogh GA. CD3Ɛ immune restorative ability induced by Maitake Pro4x in immunosupressed BALBc mice. BMC Res Notes. 2022 Sep 23;15(1):307. doi: 10.1186/s13104-022-06201-1. PMID: 36138418; PMCID: PMC9502923.
Kubo K, Nanba H. The effect of maitake mushrooms on liver and serum lipids. Altern Ther Health Med. 1996 Sep;2(5):62-6. PMID: 8795938.
Camilleri E, Blundell R, Baral B, Karpiński TM, Aruci E, Atrooz OM. Unveiling the full spectrum of maitake mushrooms: A comprehensive review of their medicinal, therapeutic, nutraceutical, and cosmetic potential. Heliyon. 2024 Apr 26;10(9):e30254. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30254. PMID: 38707308; PMCID: PMC11068609.
Alonso E. Noelia, Ferronato M. Julia, Fermento M. Eugenia, Gandini N. Ariel, Romero A. López, Guevara J. Alejandra, Facchinetti M. Marta, Curino A. Carlos Antitumoral and antimetastatic activity of Maitake D-Fraction in triple-negative breast cancer cells. Oncotarget. 2018; 9: 23396-23412. Retrieved from https://www.oncotarget.com/article/25174/text/
Heart Health
Fukushima, M., Ohashi, T., Fujiwara, Y., Sonoyama, K., & Nakano, M. (2001). Cholesterol-Lowering Effects of Maitake (Grifola frondosa) Fiber, Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) Fiber, and Enokitake (Flammulina velutipes) Fiber in Rats. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 226(8), 758–765. https://doi.org/10.1177/153537020222600808
Joint Support
Mallard B, Leach D. N, Wohlmuth H, Tiralongo J. Synergistic immuno-modulatory activity in human macrophages of a medicinal mushroom formulation consisting of Reishi, Shiitake and Maitake. PLoS ONE. 2019;14(11).
Weight Support
Horio H, Ohtsuru M. Maitake (Grifola frondosa) improve glucose tolerance of experimental diabetic rats. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 2001 Feb;47(1):57-63. doi: 10.3177/jnsv.47.57. PMID: 11349892.