NAMMEX Medicinal Mushroom Products
NAMMEX specializes in medicinal mushroom products and is the premier supplier of mushroom extracts to the nutritional supplement industry. Because we focus entirely on mushrooms, we have been able to identify the active compounds in our products with an aggressive program of research and development. Our best-selling extract is our reishi mushroom extract, standardized to 4% triterpenes and 12.5% polysaccharides. Also popular is our maitake mushroom extract, guaranteed to contain at least 25% polysaccharides. Our extracts are characterized by a fine spray dried powder without excipients or carriers. Nammex extracts are 100% pure, made from the finest certified organic raw materials. Our commitment to quality and 35 years of experience growing mushrooms is your guarantee of a safe, certain and highly effective product. What's New at NAMMEX!Pure Mycelium™ We have upgraded our line of mycelia products and are discontinuing mycelia grown on grain. Our mycelia products are now 100% pure mycelia, without the inert, grain based substrates that are so common today. Pure Mycelium™ is manufactured using a process very similar to the pharmaceutical production of antibiotics. Pioneered in China and Japan, large scale propagation of mushroom mycelia in high capacity fermentation tanks is revolutionizing the production of medicinal mushroom mycelia. Fermentation of mycelium presents an effective method of producing these organisms in a totally controlled, standardized and hygienic manner. Not only do you propagate the mycelia, but you also produce secondary metabolites that are secreted into the culture fluid as the mycelia mature. Mycelia grown on grain has fewer medicinal activities than pure mycelia or mushroom powder. The amount of mycelia harvested in a grain based process is low, because it is not separated from the grain substrate. The final product may be up to 50% grain residue. The result is that it takes a lot of product to get any medicinal value. Because of this lack of potency, grain based mycelia may be gram for gram the most expensive mushroom product on the market. We advise our customers to stay clear of these "grainy" products. Pure Mycelium™ is a significant step forward and an economical way to give your customers a more effective mycelia product.  Chaga Inonotus obliquus Chaga is an irregularly shaped mushroom that commonly grows in northern regions on birch, alder and beech trees. It is not cultivated but wild crafted. It has been used for centuries in Russia as a cancer cure, often stomach and lung cancer, as well as for common stomach ailments such as gastritis, ulcers and general pain. Water decoctions have even been used in colonics for lower bowel problems. Scientific research regarding the effects of chaga have centered around its common folk uses. The most recent and definitive analytical work on chaga has been performed by Dr. Kirsti Kahlos, a pharmacognycist at the School of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Finland. Kahlos and her colleagues found a wide variety of active triterpenes. Of those, the most active was specified as inotodiol. Other researchers have found active polysaccharides, a common occurrence in most medicinal mushrooms. Scientific research has confirmed some of the primary folk uses. Kahlos and others have found significant anti-cancer activity against specific tumor systems. Kahlos also found activity against specific influenza viruses. Chaga has shown anti-inflammatory activity which it is believed could be responsible for some of its benefits to the stomach and bowels. We believe that Chaga has positive health potential and for this reason we have developed a standardized chaga extract. If you are interested, we would be happy to send you more detailed information about chaga. Contact NAMMEX. |
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