Shiitake is revered throughout Asia both as a delicious food and for its health-promoting benefits. Planetary Herbals Full Spectrum Shiitake Extract combines shiitake mycelium biomass with the mature fruiting body. The result is a special, nutrient-rich and highly assimilable form of shiitake that captures the full range of unique compounds in this valued mushroom.

The Shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes) grows on the trunks or stumps of trees.The proteins contain all of the essential amino acids, and most commonly occurring non-essential amino acids and amides. The fatty acids are largely unsaturated, and shiitake are rich in vitamins and minerals. Key therapeutic substances are glucans, a major constituent of the cell walls. Shiitake yields Lentinan, a beta-1, 3-linked glucan polysaccharide with a molecular weight of 1 million.

1.Anti-cancer. Shiitake significantly inhibits the toxic immunosuppressive effects of cancer drugs.

2.Lower cholesterol.

3.Treatment for diseases of the liver such as hepatitis-B and cirrhosis.

4.General immune response support.

5.Treatment of diabetes.