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Shaggy Mane Extract 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% polysaccharide by UV, concentrated powder and super fined powder offered by 17 years experienced cGMP manufacturer with warehosues in China–MIGU
Latin Name: Coprinus comatus (O.F.Müll.) Pers
Material Original: ZheJiang China
Extracted Part: Fruit body
Supported Purity: Polysaccharides 10%~50% 4:1~50:1
Specifications of Shaggy Mane Extract from MIGU
Coprinus comatus is one of the few medicinal mushrooms,which effects were not discovered by traditional
Chinese medicine,but in Europe.Here,it does not only grow in forests and on lawns,however,it’s also found
in gardens and on waysides.This mushroom,which is rich in protein,possesses great numbers of various
minerals and micronutrients and is famous among gatherers for its asparagus-like aroma.Below are our
mainly specification of coprinus comatus extract provided as your reference:
History of Shaggy Mane Extract
Commonly referred to as either the Shaggy Inkcap or the Lawyer’s Wig,Coprinus comatus is a large and
conspicuous edible(when young and fresh)fungus.It occurs in meadows,woods and roadside verges.Now
recognised as belonging to the family Agaricaceae,because it was the type species of the Coprinus genus
it has taken that generic name with it.For this reason most other inkcaps now belong to the genera
Coprinopsis,Coprinellus and Parasola,and they are all members of the family Psathyrellaceae.
The Shaggy Inkcap was first formally described in 1780 by Danish biologist Otto Friedrich Müller(1730-1784)
who named it Agaricus comatus.(Vast numbers of gilled fungi were dumped into the Agaricus genus in the
early days of fungal taxonomy;most have since been moved to other genera leaving in the present-day
Agaricus genus a much smaller number of gilled mushrooms that are sometimes referred to as the’true
mushrooms’.) Christiann Hendrik Persoon transferred the Shaggy Inkcap,as Coprinus comatus,to its present
genus in 1797
Origin of Shaggy Mane Extract Mushroom–Wild&Cultivated!!!
Coprinus comatus is one of the few medicinal mushrooms,which effects were not discovered by traditional
Chinese medicine,but in Europe Here,it does not only grow in forests and on lawns,however,it’s also found
in gardens and on waysides.This mushroom,which is rich in protein,possesses great numbers of various
minerals and micronutrients and is famous among gatherers for its asparagus-like aroma.
This species is less sensitive to the substrate on which is cultured,because is quite resistant to the attack
of various competitors(parasite fungi or nematods).For incubation requires 15-25 C/33.8-77 F temperature
and for mushroom fructification and collection a temperature of 15-18C/59-64.4 F.In addition requires a
moderate ventilation of 3-4 air changes/hour.It has the advantage that doesn’t require substrate heat
treatment.
The substrate used for the cultivation of Coprinus includes a combination of straw 60%and manure 31%(cow,
horse,pig or chicken),and 1%gypsum.Sawdust is also part of some formulas for the cultivation of this
mushroom.Mainly for taking care of the following when cultivation:
1.The straw used for cultivation should be fresh and free of contamination with other fungi
2.The humidity in the compost should not exceed 65-68%(when squeezed in your hands should not let any water drops)
3.The compost should not have a sour smell.
After 20-25 days Shaggy Mane fructifications will start to form.During this period start water spraying the
casing layer surface2-3 times/day.and maintain18C/64.4Fin the grow room.The proper moment of collecting
the Shaggy Manes is when the caps are still young and closed(as in the picture shown above).
The benifits of Shaggy Mane Extract
Knowing as the shaggy ink cap or shaggy mane was valued for its black pigment that was used in the past as
an ink.In the Traditional Chinese Medicine it is used to treat diabetes,circulatory disease,digestive disorders,
and piles.It has a very high lectin activity,contains the antioxidant ergothionein,and shows strong antitumor
activity in hormone dependent tumors.It helps to regulate glucose levels.
Containing up to 25%protein when young,it is also rich in triglycerides of which linoleic acid is the most
prominent.Traditionally used in Chinese medicine to treat piles and improve digestion.
A CANCER–As well as possessing broad polysaccharide-mediated immuno-modulatory activity,organic solvent
extracts of C.comatus have been shown to possess anti-androgenic activity&to inhibit androgen-dependent
prostate cancer cell proliferation through multiple mechanisms including inhibition of androgen receptor(AR)
mediated reporter activity,reduction in levels of AR and prostate-specific antigen(PSA)transcription and
inhibition of Akt-mediated AR phosphorylation and binding of AR to the PSA enhancer region
B HEPATOPROTECTIVE–Ccomatus has been shown in animal studies to have marked hepatoprotective effect
with daily administration of 50mg/kg of C.comatus polysaccharide extract producing significant reduction in
the negative effects of alcohol on liver structure and function.
C DIABETES–Several studies have examined the action of C.comatus in diabetes with C.comatus grown on
media enriched with vanadium showing significant hypoglycaemic activity.However,evaluation of the trace
element content of C.comatus from different sites in China found no vanadium in any of the wild-harvested
specimens and it remains to be determined whether C.comatus grown on unenriched substrate would be of
any greater benefit in cases of diabetes than other mushrooms.
Clinical Summary
Main Therapeutic application–Prostate cancer,alcohol-induced liver damage.
Key Component–Polysaccharides,triglycerides.
Shaggy Mane Extract dosing
Dose–3g/day polysaccharide and/or ethanolic coprinus comatus extract.
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