Another Japanese Cancer Cure

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Tumor growth-inhibitory substance in Bunashimeji discovered
From The great "Kansai Window" site
Takara Bio Inc. of Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, which had earlier succeeded in artificial cultivation of Bunashimeji mushroom ahead of others in the world, announced at a meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association on October 1 that low-molecular compound polyterpene contained in Bunashimeji mushroom is effective in inhibiting the growth of tumor.
The company...said the component isolated from powder of Bunashimeji mushroom...administered orally to mice for four weeks. It was found that the component enabled to suppress in the size of tumor growth to about 40% of those in the mice that were not administered.
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Food Navigator: Skane to develop shiitake-based foods
Innovative Swedish dairy company Skanemejerier has signed an agreement to develop immune-boosting products based on an extract from the shiitake mushroom...It is already marketed as a natural health food in the US, as it has been shown to help boost the immune system. But now a Danish start-up called MediMush is using proprietary technology to produce extracts of the active components of the mushroom for use as a functional food ingredient or supplement...MediMush says that medicinal mushrooms are a major source of nutraceuticals that are largely untapped by Western countries...Japan already markets a number of anti-cancer drugs derived from mushrooms.