OT: Nerve Regeneration by Wild Mushroom Hericium erinaceus

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We avoid mushrooms, just sharing. Don't know if this would help any.

Kathy

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Nerve Regeneration by Wild Mushroom Hericium erinaceus

The specific medicinal compounds under scientific scrutiny are called

erinacines, which are relatively small organic molecules that can pass

through the blood brain barrier. Of course, passing through the blood

brain barrier is essential in order to effect healing on nerve tissue or

myelin sheaths. [152, 153, 154]

There are currently two Japanese patents on different extracts of Hericium

erinaceus.

One was filed in the 1990’s for an extract named “Nerve Growth

Stimulant Factor.†[150, 151] The other, filed in 2004, is for a water

extraction process, yielding a product that is likewise used for nerve

and myelin healing. [155]

Although recent research on Hericium erinaceus extract has

focused on its powerful effect on healing nerve tissue, in Traditional

Chinese Medicine Lion’s Mane Mushroom was used primarily for stomach

conditions and cancers of the digestive organs.

Modern science has provided some support for this traditional use of Hericium

erinaceus

extract. One study conducted in 1985 reported positive results for

treating atrophic gastritis. Another, published in 1995, presented

findings that Hericium erinaceus helped extend the average life expectancy for

patients with hepatoma. [156]

In conclusion, additional medical research studies on Hericium erinaceus

extract that are worth mentioning have shown it to have some

therapeutic effect in the following areas: Immune stimulating [157];

antimicrobial against Aspergillus and Candida [158]; anti-tumoral [159];

inflammation [134]; stomach cancer. [134]e Regeneration by Wild Mushroom

Hericium erinaceus

Hericium erinaceus (Lion’s Mane) is known to grow in Europe,

North America, Japan and China. It can be found on many broad leaf

trees, from oaks, maples and sycamores to beeches and walnuts.