Maitake belong Polyporales on taxonomy, Polyporaceae, is a high protein, low fat, more nutritious precious mushrooms. Maitake is native to the mountains of northern Japan among its delicious, and very rare, it has a peculiar effect legends, both cultivation but also to heal illness.
Antibody tonic effect on the swimming test in mice, animals can enhance anti-stress, prolonged swimming time, indicating that under stress by nerve --- --- endocrine immune system network, enhance the body to stimulate foreign non-specific resistance, should be under stress qi imbalance, organs, blood and other mechanisms can be restored to normal. Promote intestinal ink experiment to maitake extract orally, can accelerate animal intestines, large intestine push the ink value, suggesting that maitake have clear air machine, adjust the internal organs function. Maitake in protein and carbohydrates as the main ingredient, also contain nutrients vitamin B2, ergosterol and a variety of minerals, nutrient-rich and contains the main active ingredient - glucan (β-glucan), prepared by the international pole biological, medical profession seriously. Has become the respected Japanese food, which have switched to dry and extract used in health food.
Maitake polysaccharides as the main active ingredient, accounting for 58% of carbohydrates contained, among β-1,6-glucan 1-3 branched chains has its physiological role.
Glycoproteins section Maitake fruiting body with hot water and ethanol extraction processing proceeds to the protein portion, that is having a molecular weight of 1,000,000 1-3 branched β-1,6-glucan (about 90% sugar: 10% protein), commonly known as maitake D- active.
Inhibition frondosa obesity has prompted liver function enhanced, fat metabolism improving effect, which can prevent the occurrence of atherosclerosis. Its role and the protein into peptides by proteolytic degradation of the stomach in the process related, which is a disincentive for obesity, a molecular weight of 12,000 to 13,000 protein