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Agaricus subrufescens (syn. Agaricus blazei, Agaricus brasiliensis or Agaricus rufotegulis) is a species of mushroom, commonly known as almond mushroom, almond agaricus, mushroom of the sun, God's mushroom, mushroom of life, royal sun agaricus, jisongrong, or himematsutake (Chinese: 姬松茸, Japanese: 姫まつたけ, "princess matsutake").
The species most often sold as such quack cures is A. subrufescens, which is often referred to by the erroneous name "Agaricus Blazei" and advertised by fanciful trade names such as "God's mushroom" or "mushroom of life", but can cause allergic reactions and even liver damage if consumed in excessive amounts. [54]
The common "button mushroom", Agaricus bisporus, is the most widely cultivated edible mushroom. Agaricus blazei is a well-known medicinal mushroom used for a number of therapeutic and medicinal purposes. [11] [12] Several species are poisonous, such as some Lepiota, Agaricus sect. Xanthodermatei and Chlorophyllum species . [8]
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Blazein is a bio-active steroid made by Agaricus blazei. [1] References This page was last edited on 29 April 2023, at 23: ...
The name Agaricicola derives from: Neo-Latin noun Agaricus, generic name of a mushroom; Latin suff. -cola (from Latin masculine gender or feminine gender noun incola), dweller; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Agaricicola, Agaricus-dweller, reflecting isolation of the first strain from Agaricus blazei (Murrill).
In Japan, the Agaricus blazei mushroom is a highly popular herb, which is used by close to 500,000 people. [7] In Japan, Agaricus blazei is also the most popular herb used by cancer patients. [8] The second most used herb is an isolate from the shiitake mushroom, known as active hexose correlated compound.
He described it in volume two of his Species Plantarum in 1753, giving it the name Agaricus muscarius, [15] the specific epithet deriving from Latin musca meaning "fly". [16] It gained its current name in 1783, when placed in the genus Amanita by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck , a name sanctioned in 1821 by the "father of mycology", Swedish naturalist ...