Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide Ò»Hericium erinaceus Hericium erinaceus is also called monkey head because its fruitbody
looks like a ball with hair. In the old times monkey head was regarded
as the famous mountain treasure which just could be eaten by rich men.
It is one of the famous four dish in china ( another three are sea cucumber,
bear palm and bird's nest.) According to the chemical analysis, every 100 grams of dried fungus
contain 26.3 g protein, 4.2 g fat, 44.9 g carbohydrate, 6.4g thin fibre,
10.2g water, 850mg P, 18mg Fe, 2mg Ca, 0.89mg VB1, 1.89mg VB2, 0.01mg
carotene. 16 kinds of amino acids including 7 kinds of essential amino
acids. It is good for digest and can be used as invigorant.Hericium
erinaceus can nourish organs, and can cure chronic gastricism, duodenum
ulcer and other enteron diseases. It also can improve people's immune
system. It contain unsaturated fatty acids which is propitious to the
circulation of blood and can reduce blood cholesterin content, so Hericium
erinaceus is also the ideal food for those who are high blood pressure
or with heart or blood vessel disease. Because of it great effects
, Hericium erinaceus is famed as the monkeyhead mushroom is the best
in those delicacies from mountain and the edible bird's nest is the
best in those delicacies from sea. During these years we Chinese have developed some Chinese medicine made
from Hericium erinaceus to cure disease, it is proved by the truth that
monkey head is useful to dyspepsia, nerve weakness and body weakness. Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide Hericium erinaceus
polysaccharide is the major active component in the Hericium erinaceus.
Its active portion is the glucan that is composd by the main chain
connected with -(13)
glucoside and the branch chain connected with -(16)
glucoside. It showed a significant inhibitory effect on the mice sarcoma
180 and some other cancer. Quality parameters Character Brown or brown-yellow powdermoisture absorption
easily Polysaccharide Content 15% 20% Solubility(water) Soluble Heavy metal parameters As1.0ppm Cd2ppm Cr1ppm Pb2ppm Hg0.5ppm Sanitation indicators Bacteria1000/g E.Coli
and Mite not detected Mould100/g Loss on Drying 9% Ä¡Specifications 1kg/bag, 5kg/bag, 10kg/bag ,25kg/drum(or packed according to the order
of customers)
Hericipin is the other active component of Hericium erinaceus . It
induces the synthesis of nerve growth factor (NGF: it could prolong
N axon, maintain the survival of N cells, regulate the formation of
nerve cell as well as promote the regeneration of nerve cell in feeble
animals). Its activity is much more potent than that of adrenaline.
The major components are the Hericipin A,B,C,E,F. Its chemical composition
are diterpenoid compounds. Hericipin is used in curing of intelligence
declining, neurasthena and the declining of autonomic nerve, especially
showing the good effectiveness to the Alzheimer type dementia. Besides,
the monkeyhead mushroon polysaccharide showed the function of enriching
the blood, strengthening the health. The effecting rate of healing on stomach
and duodenum ulcer was 93%.
