Extracting compounds from mushrooms.....a question.

[Guest guest]

It has been brought to my attention that there are several active

chemicals in Reishi and Shiitake mushrooms. Does anyone know how one

could extract these for medicinal use? Better yet, where could I

find some information so I could do it my self.

 

thanks

[Guest guest]

I would not recommend doing this. Any extraction would involve very toxic

chemicals -- for example, to get caffeine out of coffee beans, methylene

chloride is commonly used. You don't want to mess with that stuff.

 

With mushrooms in particular, any beneficial effect is generated by the

synergy of chemicals, not by any single compound. You will find that in

nature, single chemicals (like caffiene) that have an effect in herbs and

can be easily extracted and still have the same effect, are rare.

 

At 12:41 AM 6/21/02 -0000, you wrote:

>It has been brought to my attention that there are several active

>chemicals in Reishi and Shiitake mushrooms. Does anyone know how one

>could extract these for medicinal use? Better yet, where could I

>find some information so I could do it my self.

>

>thanks

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks. I do know that it has been done before, and I'd like to find

the most effective way of using the healing components. I know that

heat is necessary. Do you know of any credible sources where I could

get such information?

 

 

 

herbal remedies, Michael Riversong <rivedu@e...> wrote:

> I would not recommend doing this. Any extraction would involve

very toxic

> chemicals -- for example, to get caffeine out of coffee beans,

methylene

> chloride is commonly used. You don't want to mess with that stuff.

>

> With mushrooms in particular, any beneficial effect is generated by

the

> synergy of chemicals, not by any single compound. You will find

that in

> nature, single chemicals (like caffiene) that have an effect in

herbs and

> can be easily extracted and still have the same effect, are rare.

>

> At 12:41 AM 6/21/02 -0000, you wrote:

> >It has been brought to my attention that there are several active

> >chemicals in Reishi and Shiitake mushrooms. Does anyone know how

one

> >could extract these for medicinal use? Better yet, where could I

> >find some information so I could do it my self.

> >

> >thanks

> >