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Agaricus Blazei Murill
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What
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Agaricus Blazei Murill |
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| History of Brazil Mushroom |
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The Brazil Mushroom (Agaricus Blazei Murill) was originally
discovered in the mountains near Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Natives for many years consumed it as part of their regular
diet. In the mid 1960’s, a researcher Penn State
noted that the rate of the occurrence of adult diseases
in that region was extremely low, and found that it was
because the Agaricus mushroom was part of their diet.
A group of researchers from the USA then spent months
there researching and at last confirmed that a regular
diet of the type of mushroom contributes to their relative
longevity.
About that time, Japan also noticed that natives who
regularly ate this type of mushroom seemed to possess
a strong immune system. Soon, Agaricus was introduced
to Japan. Scientists from the Tokyo University and the
National Cancer Center jointly researched the pharmacological
effects of Agaricus. The results verified that ß-Glucans
in Agaricus significantly activated the immune system.
Since then, Agaricus gained worldwide popularity. Many
studies were carried out to study the cancer prevention
and the anti-tumour properties of the Agaricus. Many
of them were published in scientific journals.
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| How do ß-Glucans help in
fighting against cancer? |
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ß-Glucans have been studied for more than 30
years as a supplement to improve immune function. The
most important property of ß-Glucans is that it
is an important immune activator. It increases non-specific
immunity and fosters resistance to infection.
ß-Glucans can stimulate the secretion of proteins
such as interleukins and interferon that deliver anti-tumour
messages and activate our defence system against cancer.
They enhance the activities of our ‘Cancer killers’
such as Helper T cells, Natural Killer cells and Macrophages
for elimination of cancer cells. ß-Glucans trigger
an immune response in the body creating a system of
defence against viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic
or potentially cancerous invaders. It is also a potent
anti-oxidant free radical scavenger.
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Agaricus is often
praised as the
"Mushroom of God" or "The
King of Mushrooms" due to it's health
enhancing effects. |
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| Discovery
of ß-Glucans |
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scientists from Pennsylvania and Japan noticed that natives
in mountains near Sao Paulo were very healthy and there
were very few cancers or immune system related diseases.
Further studies revealed that this had to do with the
mushroom the natives ate as their daily food.
Later research reports show that the ß-Glucans
in Brazil Mushroom activates the immune system and have
very powerful anti-mutagenic and anti-tumour effects.
The highly concentrated ß-Glucans in Brazil Mushroom
directly stimulate our immune system to be more alert
in monitoring any cell mutation and activate the ‘Cancer
killer’ cells to effectively eliminate cancer cells.
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do ß--Glucans enhance our immune system?
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Increases production of cytokines
Stimulates production of Interferon and other
immune system enhancers
Increases phagocytosis activity
Activates natural killer cells
Stimulates the production of inflammatory signal
proteins such as interleukin-1
Activates T cells and other immune system cells
Triggers tumour necrosis factor (TNF) release.
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