MY HERB CLINIC ® MAITAKE MUSHROOM POWDER ADAPTOGEN ~ IMMUNE BOOST 25gms

Maitake Mushroom Powder

Botanical Name: Grifola frondosa
Country of Origin: China
Form: Powder
Part: Fruiting body

Maitake Mushroom can also be reffered to as Sheep's Head, Champignon Dansant, Champignon des Fous Dansants, Champignon Maitake, Dancing Mushroom, Grifola, Hen of the Woods, Hongo Maitake, King of Mushrooms, Maitake, Monkey's Bench, Mushroom, Roi des Champignons, and Shelf Fungi. It is a polypore that grows at the bases of trees such as oak trees. In Japan it is called the "Dancing Mushroom", with legend saying that people danced with joy when this mushroom was discovered. 

In addition to it's culinary versatility, the maitake mushroom, along with other mushrooms, have been researched extensively for nutritional and medicinal effects.  Mushrooms are growing in popularity as an ingredient in therapeutic products. Maitake mushroom is a type of adaptogen. Other examples of adaptogens are: Withania, Siberian Ginseng, Astragalus, Schisandra etc.