Agaricus blazei Murill (subrufescens) is an edible, medicinal mushroom with characteristic, somewhat sweet taste and the fragrance of almonds, that has traditionally been used against a wide range of diseases, including cancer, chronic hepatitis and diabetes. It’s also known under the names of Almond mushroom, Cogumelo de Sol, da Vida or de Deus (mushroom of the Sun, Life and God) in Brazil or Himematsutake (princess matsutake) in Japan.
Agaricus
blazei Murill is a species of mushroom with widely recognized medical
properties: it contains a symphony of compounds known for stimulating
the immune system. Today new possible applications of the fungi remain a
subject of ongoing scientific investigation.
Agaricus blazei Murill was
discovered in 1960 by Takatoshi Furumoto, near a small Brazilian village
Piedade located in the highland areas of the Atlantic forest near Sao
Paolo (Brazil). According to legend, the elderly people in this region
were less likely to suffer from serious diseases than those in the
neighboring communities.
Because of its alleged health effects, it was brought to Japan
and subjected to biomedical research, which confirmed the mushroom's
richness in immunomodulating substances such as β-glucans. Since that
time it has been widely cultivated in Japan for medicinal purposes.
Based on DNA sequence analysis (rDNA ITS region) and on mapping studies
and genetic analysis of hybrid progeny, there is a strong case for
co-specificity of the Brazilian mushrooms with Agaricus subrufescens.
Based on a study of the type and other data, the recent lecto
typification of A. subrufescens is widely accepted. Since the time the
mushroom became subjected to intensive scientific research some 35 years
ago, it has become widely known. Scientific studies have focused mainly
on the effect of ABM as an immunomodulating agent, and its therapeutic effect in connection with infections and cancer.
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