The agaricus mushroom (Agaricus Blazei Murill or ABM) - have you heard about it? The health secret of the Brazilians is hidden in this mushroom. In 1970’s this was first time sort out by two great researchers who surveyed, experimented and explored the Sao Paulo belt of Brazil. They finally concluded that the major reason behind living in a disease free environment in this locale is the food habit of the natives. And that was mainly due to feeding on agaricus mushroom as a part of their regular diet.
Interesting enough was the discovery. A worldwide use of herbal mushrooms as nutritious diet began to spread out in leaps and bounds. Why Agaricus Blazei mushrooms? And how come this particular herb became a storehouse of nutrients and medicinal value?
Will it be enough to state that one of the recent researches on Agaricus mushroom in Japan? The best known cancer drug PSK has failed before the effectiveness in treating cancer before this natural herbal mushroom. 80% of results have verified this record. Do you have anything else to claim?
What are the basic nutrients present in this tiny herb that has so much of charismatic effect? Very simple! Beta-1 and 3 glucan, beta-1 and 6-glucan - these are the combination of active agents present in the Agaricus Blazei. How do these nutrients support life in a healthy way?
These active ingredients basically act as stimulant for the body’s well functioning. If every organ and system of the body is in right order, automatically you remain disease-free.
Other than Agaricus mushrooms there are a few other mushrooms with the same nutrients, beta glucans. But the percentage of the nutrient present in them is a bit low. Anyway you can also take them as immunity stimulant and maintain a good health. To name a few Maitake, Shiitake, and Reishi include the list of herbal mushrooms and are used widely Natural Killer (NK) stimulant in the body.