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Common Names
Shiitake
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LENTINUS-EDODES-GLYCOPROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LENTINUS-EDODES-POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Mycelium | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LENTINUS-EDODES-VIRUS-PARTICLE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LENTINUS-EDODES-VIRUS-PARTICLE-F | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LENTINUS-FRUITING-BODY-PROTEIN(FBP) | 0 | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LENTINUS-LIGNIN-EP3 | 0 | Mycelium | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LENTINUS-POLYSACCHARIDE-E | 0 | Mycelium | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHANETHIOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYLHYDRODISULFIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-N'-BIS-GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-CYSTINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICOTIANINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCT-2-EN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-3-ONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticataract | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticephalagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticerebrotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticholesteremic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antichoreic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticonvulsant | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Anticorneitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoronary | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidementia | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Ammonia) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antieczemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 6 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |