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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").
Agaricus alligator Murrill 1945 Agaricus andrewii A.E.Freeman 1979 Agaricus approximans Peck 1909 Agaricus austrovinaceus Grgur. & T.W.May 1997 Agaricus buckmacadooi Kerrigan 2016 Agaricus crocodilinus Murrill 1912 Agaricus crocopeplusBerk. & Broome 1871 Agaricus devoniensis P.D.Orton 1960 Agaricus endoxanthus Berk.
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]
Blazein is a bio-active steroid made by Agaricus blazei. [1] References This page was last edited on 29 April 2023, at 23: ...
[10] [11] AHCC is in some cases also used by those undergoing conventional cancer therapy (e.g. chemotherapy [5]) for its reported immunomodulatory functions. [12] In Japan, AHCC is the 2nd most popular complementary and alternative medicine used by cancer patients. Agaricus blazei supplements are the most popular, outpacing AHCC use by a ...
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.
William Alphonso Murrill (October 13, 1869 – December 25, 1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae. In 1904, he became the assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG).
It is the largest group of mushroom-forming fungi, and includes more than 600 genera and over 25,000 species. [1] Molecular phylogenetics analyses of ribosomal DNA sequences have led to advances in our understanding of the Agaricales, and substantially revised earlier assessments of families and genera . [ 2 ]