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Article: Maitake boost to the immune system
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- New Straits Times
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- September 18, 2005
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New Straits Times
09-18-2005
Maitake boost to the immune system
Edition: New Sunday Times
MUSHROOMS have been used for centuries throughout the Orientto preserve
youth, longevity and for overall health.
During the last 20 years, research has finally confirmed what
practitioners of traditional Japanese and Chinese medicine have known for
centuries - that certain mushrooms are medicinal powerhouses.
Maitake, pronounced my-tahkeh, (Grifola frondosa) is one mushroom that
both history and science confirm to have significant healing properties.
Shitake and reishi mushrooms are powerful remedies, but when it comes
to boosting the immune function, specifically the body's ability to fight
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