Talk:Grifola frondosa

Pulled Section
The following section was formerly in the article, but it is not appropriate for Wikipedia, reading as an advertisement, containing non-notable research, and referenced by a source that I cannot seem to trace. אמר Steve Caruso 20:21, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Maitake D-fraction
Most research on maitake has focused on the use of maitake D-fraction for treating various malignancies. D-fraction consists of a highly standardized and purified active beta-glucan (both -3-branched beta-1,6 glucan AND 6-branched beta-3 1.3 glucan), and approximately 30% of protein, extracted from maitake mushroom's fruiting body. The bioactive D-fraction, extracted from maitake, is prepared by a standardised procedure developed by "Maitake Products, Inc.", East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Active beta-glucans in D-fractions have unique polysaccharide structures, and the degree of branching is greater than any beta-glucan found in any other medicinal mushrooms that demonstrate similar immune stimulatory properties. Researchers theorize that the complexity of branching makes D-fraction most potent for enhancing the immune system via oral administration, leading to a higher tumor reduction in several animal studies.

Most other mushroom extracts fail to show oral activity in pre-clinical studies. The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York is conducting a study in collaboration with the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University to determine if D-fraction can stimulate the immune system, without causing any side effects or toxicity. Further laboratory studies and extensive clinical studies are under way in collaboration with leading research institutes, both in the United States and in Japan.


 * Reference: Pahang Pharmacy. Maitake boost to the immune system, New Sunday Times, Malaysia, dated September 18, 2005.

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Edible or Choice?
It's classified as simply edible, but I thought it was choice. I may be wrong but was under the impression that wild maitakes were considered highly prized gourmet mushrooms, at least in Japan. I may be wrong though, I got that idea watching an episode of Iron Chef in which it was the secret ingredient. 63.3.9.129 (talk) 02:37, 26 February 2010 (UTC) Grifola frondosa is considered a choice mushroom in many parts of the world.Jatlas (talk) 03:26, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Need More on Use in Cooking Around the World
This article would be enhanced by info, with citations, on the Maitake's use in cooking, along with regional variations. Lentower (talk) 14:02, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Why dancing Mushroom ?
I wonder why it was called Dancing Mushroom in its region of origin. Does anyone know that (which then should be added to the article) ?

Regards, -- 147.142.186.54 (talk) 19:34, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

O.R.?
I wouldn't be surprised if the "dancing mushroom" translation was original research. The kanji for maitake are 舞茸 - the latter being 'mushroom' and the former being any one of 'dance', 'flit', 'circle', 'wheel', 'posture', 'prance', 'brandish'. Without a subject matter expert, the first character could refer to anything. Maybe even the shape of the thing. Many japanese mushrooms, the first character refers to the type of tree upon which the fungus grows. The Chinese name for maitake translates to "ash tree mushroom", which might be a good lead if anyone wants to find a verifiable source.

Both the description of the name *and* the suspicious inclusion of all sorts of "medicinal" claims should cause some concern for the credibility of this article. For a vast majority of folks, maitake are just another tasty shroom, not some cure for cancer. This article definitely has a US-bias. Check out the .jp article and you get something a lot less fishy:

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fja.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F%25E8%2588%259E%25E8%258C%25B8

-ojiikun (no, I don't have a profile) 216.243.35.157 (talk) 06:23, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

I'd just like to point out that grifola frondosa is also referred to as a medicinal mushroom on this website. http://www.cancernetwork.com/integrative-oncology/content/article/10165/1356106 I would disagree that it references to medicinal properties should 'cause concern' for the credibility of this article. In fact the link that you provided also makes references to certain medicinal properties. SusieJam (talk) 14:37, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Interesting
I have found on two seperate occasions that eating this mushroom quickly dissapated the symptoms of a hangover. While this is original reesearch I don't think this comment should be removed until someone else tries it as this could potentially save someones life and i just find it somewhat mysterious and interesting. Why does this work? Is the compound that does this currently known? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.31.154.211 (talk) 20:45, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Sclerotium?
"G. frondosa grows from an underground tuber-like structure known as a sclerotium" : what is the source of this information? you can not find in the mycological literature.--Dragonòt (talk) 14:12, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

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