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The
mushroom
lifecycle
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View
detailed mushroom lifecycle diagram
While there are
many types of mushrooms, the basic lifecycle
of most mushrooms is similar. Mature mushroom
fruitbodies release millions
of spores, which germinate to produce hyphae.
Different hyphae fuse together to form a
network
of threads called mycelium. Mycelium then
grow
to produce mature frutibodies and the mushroom
lifecycle starts again.
Mushroom extracts
from mycelia
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Many
medicinally important mushroom products
such as PSP from Coriolus
can
only be produced from mushroom mycelia
- the fine threadlike vegetative stage
of the mushroom lifecycle.
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For example:
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LEM
from Shiitake - Researchers typically
use LEM (mycelial extract),
because Lentinan (from the fruit
body) is known to be potentially toxic during
long term clinical treatment.
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CS-4
from Cordyceps - Wild Cordyceps Sinensis
(Cs-4) is exorbitantly expensive.
Because of this scarcity and cost, fermented
mycelia products are more practical to produce.
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To cultivate mushroom mycelia in commercial
quantities a nutrient base is needed
to enable
the mycelia to grow.
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Mycopharma®
cultivates mushroom mycelia
at our pharmaceutical grade
cultivation facility in a submerged
culture on
an all-natural nutrient
base.
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This liquid
cultivation
in
pharmaceutical grade sterile fermentors
is similar to the technology
used to make most antibiotics.
Mushroom
extracts
from fruit bodies
Other mushroom
products such as Reishi,
Lentitnan (Shiitake)
can only be produced from mature mushrooms
(fruit bodies), not their mycelia
forms.
Mycopharma®
manages mushroom fruit body production
organically with fruit bodies harvested
at the precise maturity level needed
to ensure maximum content and potency
of the active compounds in the mushroom.
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Always seek medical advice
Information
provided on this website is provided
for information purposes only and is not
intended to replace advice from a qualified
medical practitioner.
For information about medical conditions
please consult your doctor.
Mycelia and fruitbodies original
research
As the leader
in standardised mushroom extracts we believe
passionately in sharing information
from the growing body of published research
on medicinal mushrooms.
This is for education purposes only and
Mycopharmaź cannot and does not vouch
for the accuracy of independent research.
To make your own informed decisions please
refer to the original published research
about mycelia and fruitbodies.
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