Shiitake Mushroom

Shiitake Mushroom – lentinula edodes – The shitake mushroom improves health and stimulates the immune system. It helps the fight agains high blood pressure and heart disease, helps to control cholesterol levels, and stimulates the immune system to fight various cancers. It may also help people with hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, chronic fatigue syndrome and lyme disease. It helps the body build resistance against infections and viruses. Shitake is eaten raw or cooked. NOTE: do not ingest RAW shitake mushroom if you are suffering cancer of the bladder as one of the chemicals in the shitake can cause this disease.

Aromatherapy & Health Uses: Prevents high blood pressure and heart disease by controlling cholesterol levels. Immune system stimulating potentially aiding the battle against cancers by activating the immune systems cells that fight particular cancers.