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Shiitake
Lentinula edodes
También llamadaShiitake (Japanese) · Xiang gu (Chinese, 'fragrant mushroom') · Pyogo (Korean) · Nấm hương (Vietnamese)
En monografías antiguasLentinus edodes
The world's second most popular cultivated mushroom, grown on logs in China since at least the 13th century. Its purified β-glucan, lentinan, has been used by injection with chemotherapy in Japan; eating shiitake is a different thing, and raw or undercooked shiitake can cause a striking whip-like rash.
Ficha completa de historia natural →Para qué se usa
Lentinan, a purified polysaccharide given by injection, has been used in Japan as an adjunct to chemotherapy, mainly for gastric cancer; this is a prescribed drug, not equivalent to eating shiitake or taking supplements.1,2
- ColesterolLimitada
Eritadenine, a compound in shiitake, lowers cholesterol in animal studies; good human trials are lacking.1
- Apoyo inmunitarioLimitada
Shiitake extracts are promoted for immune support; the evidence is laboratory work and small studies.1
Cómo se prepara
food
Fresh or dried mushrooms cooked thoroughly; cooking removes the risk of shiitake dermatitis.
Las cantidades son las que registra la fuente citada, no una recomendación.
Seguridad
- Embarazo
- Probablemente segura
- Lactancia
- Probablemente segura
- Niños
- Safe as a cooked food.
No usar si
- Mushroom allergy
Efectos secundarios
- Shiitake dermatitis: itchy, linear, whip-like weals on the trunk and limbs appearing 12 hours to 5 days after eating raw or undercooked shiitake and lasting 3–21 days; sometimes worsened by sun
- Allergic lung reactions in mushroom growers who inhale spores
En las tradiciones curativas
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
Xiang gu
A food that strengthens qi; the earliest written record of its cultivation is the Records of Longquan County (1209); Japanese log cultivation was described by Satō Chūryō in 1796.
- Modern pharmacology
Lentinan
Purified β-1,3-glucan given intravenously alongside chemotherapy in Japan.
Compuestos activos
- lentinan
- β-1,3-glucan with β-1,6 branches; studied as an immune modulator; thought to cause shiitake dermatitis
- eritadenine
- adenine derivative that lowers cholesterol in animals
- lenthionine
- cyclic sulphur compound responsible for the aroma
Historia
Shiitake was first cultivated on cut logs in Song-dynasty China. Japanese researchers isolated lentinan in 1969, and French poison centres have recorded a rise in shiitake dermatitis as raw shiitake became fashionable in Europe.
Fuentes
- 1.Bisen PS et al. Lentinus edodes: a macrofungus with pharmacological activities. Curr Med Chem 2010
- 2.NCI PDQ: Medicinal Mushrooms (health professional version)
- 3.Boels D et al. Shiitake dermatitis recorded by French Poison Control Centers: new case series with clinical observations. Clin Toxicol 2014
- 4.Wikipedia: Shiitake (names, cultivation history)
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