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- New Roots Shiitake Extract 60 capsules
New Roots Shiitake Extract 60 capsules
Product Code: 0062874711870
A traditional gilled mushroom native to East Asia, shiitake is among the most popular edible mushrooms, yet possesses a polysaccharide profile with a wealth of health benefits. Our sustainably grown shiitake are cultivated in climate-controlled greenhouses and further standardized to 40% polysaccharides.New Roots Herbal's Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is a hot water€“extracted medicinal mushroom formula standardized to contain 40% polysaccharides (300 mg per capsule). Hot-water extraction is critical in obtaining a high-quality and effective mushroom product, and is the traditional Asian method of extraction. In the whole mushroom, polysaccharides are bound by indigestible cell wall comprised of chitin; chitin must be dissolved through hot water in order to gently release the medicinal components, the mushroom polysaccharides. Conversely, grinding the mushroom may cause damage to the long-chain polysaccharides and fails to remove the indigestible chitin (fibre), limiting the amount of therapeutic constituents that can be fit per capsule. Standardization ensures that the final product contains a consistent amount of polysaccharides to allow delivery of a therapeutic dose.Shiitake contains several therapeutic polysaccharides; lentinan is the most prominent, triggering white blood cell€“production for increased resistance to disease. Several other polysaccharides have been shown to improve numbers of CD4 cells that fight infection; this can be of critical use for those with suppressed immune system function.
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Each vegetable capsule containsShiitake (Lentinula edodes) mushroom extract, standardized to 40% polysaccharides, providing 25% beta-glucans 300 mgHot-water extract.Other ingredientsVegetable magnesium stearate in a non€‘GMO vegetable capsule composed of vegetable carbohydrate gum and purified water.