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The unique flavor of the gourmet mushroom Lions Mane (Hericium erinaceous ) is often compared to either lobster or shrimp. And modern science is now discovering that not only is it a culinary delicacy but it may also possess some unique medicinal properties, with its ability to stimulate nerve and myelin regeneration.
In the book Mycelium Running, foremost American medicinal mushroom expert Paul Stamets suggests this may make (Hericium erinaceus useful in a large number of neurological conditions, from multiple sclerosis and muscular dystrophy to Alzheimers and dementia.
Hericium erinaceus (Lions Mane ) is known to grow in Europe, North America, Japan and China. It can be found on many broad leaf trees, from oaks, maples and sycamores to beeches and walnuts.
The active compounds that have received the most attention for their nerve regenerating properties are named erinacines, a series of low molecular weight molecules that are able to pass through the blood brain barrier an essential attribute for any medicinal compound expected to be able to effect healing on myelin or nerve tissue.
Two Japanese patents exist relating to Hericium erinaceous extracts; one from the 1990s for an extraction process of these compounds yielding an extract known as Nerve Growth Stimulant Factor. [150, 151] A more recent one from 2004 is for a water extract of Hericium erinaceus, also used for its nerve regenerating properties.
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Yay - mushrooms and cute Japanese people! XD
RisuRoars 1 year ago