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| Shiitake mushrooms |
MANY plants that have benefits for human health. One of them is the shiitake mushrooms. Some of you maybe not yet know what it shiitake mushrooms and its benefits for human health.
Shiitake mushrooms is brown colored mushroom that grows on tree trunks, and is quite popular in East Asia. Shiitake mushroom own usually used in Chinese traditional medicine.
The researchers also revealed some of the benefits of shiitake mushrooms for human health. The following are among others:
Boost immunity and fight cancer
According to the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, shiitake mushrooms contain the active compound called lentinan (a form of beta-glucan). The active compound stimulates the immune system well as activates the cells and proteins that can inhibit the growth of cancer. Research at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011 found that shiitake mushrooms are a good source of antioxidants, such as selenium which can eliminate the effects of cancer-causing a result of free radicals.
Reduce cholesterol
According to researchers at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden, eritadenine, a compound in the shiitake mushrooms have the ability to lower cholesterol.
Prevent blood clots
These thing because shiitake mushrooms rich in lenthionine, namely a natural compound platelet or blood components which functioning in preventing thrombosis (blood clots that inhibit blood flow). Therefore, if you are worried experiencing DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) or blood clots in the deep veins on long-haul flights, there is nothing wrong to consider the consumption of shiitake mushrooms.
Lose weight
100 grams of 1 serving shiitake mushrooms which was cooked only contain 56 calories, at all without the fat, and contain 2 grams of fiber. Besides it, shiitake mushrooms also does not affect blood sugar levels, so that making them perfect foods for a diet. But keep in mind, do not consume this mushrooms excessively, because can cause diarrhea and flatulence.
Rich in copper substances
One hundred grams of shiitake mushrooms which was cooked contains 0.9 milligrams of copper substances, which is 45 percent of the recommended daily intake for adults. Copper substance is an essential mineral substances that work synergistically with iron. Besides it other minerals in shiitake mushrooms also can form hemoglobin in red blood cells which eventually carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's cells. Lack of copper substances can cause anemia, bad skin, hair graying rapidly, and even osteoporosis.
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