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[List of Ingredients] Hericium Erinaceus Mycelium Powder, Poria, Euryale ferox Salisb. ex DC, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, White Hyacinth Bean, Fructus Crataegi Extract, Tangerine Peel, Starch

Hericium Erinaceus
Known Active Constituents:
Polysaccharides: many forms & derivations
Ergo-sterol: provitamin D2
Purported Uses:
Nerve regeneration
Anti-diabetic
Anti-cancer
Anti-tumor
Medicinal Activities and Modes of Action:

This mushroom has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for the treatment of stomach distress and for cancer prevention. Many distinct polysaccharides have been identified in this species several of which have demonstrated potent anti-tumor properties and have cytostatic effects on gastric, oesophageal, hepatic and skin cancer. Studies in Taiwan on rats that were fed Hericium fruitbodies demonstrated significant beneficial effects on blood glucose, serum triglycerides and total cholesterol levels. Promote digestion and general vigor, strength and general nutrition.

Perhaps the most intriguing medicinal effect of this mushroom has been the discovery of a group of compounds that appears to have the ability to stimulate the re-growth of neurons and nerve cells. These compounds are known as erinacines (Erinacines A, B, C, Q) . Japanese researchers have patented an extraction process which isolates and purifies "Nerve Growth Stimulant" (NGS) factor from this mushroom. Research indicates great potential for the use of this mushroom in the treatment of senility and Alzheimer's disease and the repairing of nerve damage from various traumas.
 
Rhizoma Dioscoreae

This plant replenish the spleen and promote the functions of the stomach, to promote fluid secretion and benefit the lung, and to strengthen the kidney and restrain seminal discharge. Effects in anorexia and chronic diarrhea due to diminished function of the spleen; cough and dyspnea due to diminished function of the lung; seminal emission, excessive leukorrhea, frequency of urination or diabetes due to deficiency condition of the kidney.

 
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