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Medicinal Mushrooms as Nutritional Supplements,
Nutraceuticals and Functional Food
NAMMEX is an applied mycology company that specializes in the research, development and production of medicinal mushroom products for the health food, nutraceutical and nutritional supplement industry. We have three primary product groups: powdered extracts, whole mushroom powder, and mushroom mycelia. Within these three product groups our key species are reishi, maitake, shiitake, and cordyceps. |
Medicinal Mushroom Product Groups
Extracts
 Mushroom extracts can be considered some of the first nutraceuticals - food concentrated into medicinal form. NAMMEX manufactures full spectrum extracts from carefully selected raw materials according to good manufacturing practices. This insures that our extracts have all the naturally occurring compounds in a similar ratio to the whole mushroom.
Whole Mushroom Products
 Our cultivated mushrooms come from select genetic stock and are grown on standardized substrates using methods that produce the highest nutritional and medicinal qualities. Our reishi cultivars are genetically selected for maximum triterpene production. Whether you use them for food, tea, extraction or nutraceutical production, our whole mushroom powders are the finest raw materials available.
Pure Mycelium
 Mushrooms are the "fruiting body" of a fine root-like network called mycelium, which is the actual fungal organism. Mycelium is capable of, and efficient at, producing medicinal compounds by itself, especially polysaccharides. Because of this, mycelia products are on the cutting edge of new product development. Our mycelia are grown in liquid culture, 100% pure, without extraneous grain fillers. |
Key Species of NAMMEX Medicinal Mushrooms
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Reishi Mushrooms 
Called the "marvelous
herb" in China, this widely recognized and legendary mushroom characterizes
the category, with centuries-old usage and scientific validation of its benefits.
Reishi contains polysaccharides and triterpenes. |
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Shiitake Mushrooms 
The second most popular
edible mushroom worldwide, shiitake extracts define nutraceuticals - foods with
positive health benefits. Polysaccharides and a compound called eritadenine are
responsible for the effects of the shiitake mushroom. |
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Maitake Mushrooms 
A choice edible
mushroom, maitake is a relative newcomer that is the subject of promising research
in Japan and the United States. Protein-bound polysaccharides are the active compounds. |
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Cordyceps Fungus 
A small club-shaped
fungus that grows naturally on caterpillars, cordyceps is a highly revered tonic
herb that is considered a national treasure by the Chinese government. It contains
active polysaccharides and sterols. |
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