Understanding Mushroom Products : Which is better for consumption? | What is the best type of mushroom to eat ? | Edible Mushrooms As well as having a large number of mushrooms with similar properties to choose from, the therapist is faced with an often bewildering variety of product forms produced through different growing and manufacturing processes. The following overview summarizes the features of the different dosage forms available. Fruiting Body/Conk/Sclerotium Extracts Spores and Spore Oil Mycelium Mycelial Biomass Combination Products Mushroom Fruiting Body/Conk/Sclerotium The traditional dosage form of medicinal mushrooms, the fruiting body, typically contains a higher level and number of different polysaccharides than the mycelium or culture broth with an increase in concentration with fruiting body growth until an optimum size is reached. Extracts For mushrooms where triterpenoid and other phenolic components are therapeutically important such as A. camphorata, G. lucidum a

Understanding Mushroom Products : Which is better for consumption? | What is the best type of mushroom to eat ? | Edible Mushrooms As well as having a large number of mushrooms with similar properties to choose from, the therapist is faced with an often bewildering variety of product forms produced through different growing and manufacturing processes. The following overview summarizes the features of the different dosage forms available. Fruiting Body/Conk/Sclerotium Extracts Spores and Spore Oil Mycelium Mycelial Biomass Combination Products Mushroom Fruiting Body/Conk/Sclerotium The traditional dosage form of medicinal mushrooms, the fruiting body, typically contains a higher level and number of different polysaccharides than the mycelium or culture broth with an increase in concentration with fruiting body growth until an optimum size is reached. Extracts For mushrooms where triterpenoid and other phenolic components are therapeutically important such as A. camphorata, G. lucidum a