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Maitake
Grifola frondosa
Maitake means "dancing mushroom'' in Japanese; in ancient times, people who found the mushroom were said to dance with joy because it could be exchanged for its weight in silver. In the United States, they also are known as hen-of-the-woods because the mass of mushrooms looks like fluffed-up feathers. The stalks are often fused, and can easily be peeled apart for cooking. The whole thing is delicious and there is no waste. Some say the taste resembles that of the rare Morel mushroom, others say they prefer the Maitake over the Morel. Maitake are common in eastern North America, Europe, and Asia. Maitake collectors always forage alone and never divulge the location of their treasures, even to their own families. In Japan, they traditionally mark their hunting grounds with hatch marks on trees bordering the trove and keep others out of their hunting areas.
Until now, Maitake was only available seasonally and harvested from the wild. We now proudly cultivate Maitake year-round under controlled sanitary coditions to provide our customers with a steady supply of the finest quality Maitake.
Medical uses: Laboratory studies have shown that Maitake extract can inhibit the growth of tumors and stimulate the immune system of cancerous mice. Human clinical studies of patients with breast and colorectal cancers are under way in the United States. In China, sixty-three patients with lung, stomach, or liver cancers or leukemia who took four capsules of Maitake extract three times daily before meals for one to three months showed an ``anticancer'' effect. Reports that Maitake extracts may help AIDS patients fight Kaposi's sarcoma and other symptoms are preliminary and require further studies.
Source: http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/article.asp?PageType=Article&ID=437
For more information on how BASCIANI can consistently serve all of your mushroom needs, please contact us either via email at michael@bascianifoods.com , or you may also call us at 610.268.3044.
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