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Plant Lentinus edodes

Common Names
Shiitake
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
EMITANIN-B 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERITADENINE 0 Fruit 500.0 930.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID 22 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-GLUTAMIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-NICOTIANINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-TRANSFERASE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCAN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPENTENYL-ADENINE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPENTENYL-ADENOSINE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LENTHIONINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LENTINIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LENTINUS-ANTIBIOTIC-KS-2-A 0 Mycelium not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LENTINUS-EDODES-ALPHA-GLUCAN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LENTINUS-EDODES-ANTITUMOR-SUBSTANCE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LENTINUS-EDODES-BAGASSE-POLYSACCHARIDE-ANTIBIOTIC-C-1-2 0 Mycelium not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LENTINUS-EDODES-BETA-GLUCAN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Sort descending Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Adjuvant 1 (View Chemicals list for Adjuvant) Merck 11th Edition
Allergenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Analeptic 1 (View Chemicals list for Analeptic) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 1 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Martindale's 29th
Anemiagenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anemiagenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacid) Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiADD) Martindale's 29th
Antialdosteronic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialdosteronic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialkali?) Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialkalotic) Martindale's 29th
Antialopecic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antialopecic) Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran) Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianaphylactic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiandrogenic) Duke, 1992 *
Antianxiety 1 (View Chemicals list for Antianxiety) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiarteriosclerotic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antiarteriosclerotic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.