Maitake - could help in chronic yeast infections!
http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?LIBID=14193
The polysaccharide lentinan from shiitake and schizophyllan from the split-gill polypore (Schizophyllum commune) inhibit Candida albicans and S. aureus.(34) Lentinan is also effective in retarding Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Listeria monocytogenes(13) while an extract of the mycelium was active against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1).(35)
Mushroom polysaccharides such as lentinan can enhance the immune system, potentiating a host-mediated response, and indirectly, but effectively, may be antimicrobial.(36-38)
The well-studied polysaccharide PSK from turkey tail (T. versicolor) also inhibits the growth of C. albicans.(39-41) Simple hot-water extracts of the blewitt (Lepista nuda), presumably rich with polysaccharides, retarded C. albicans.(18)
A small study reported that the symptoms of 12 of 13 women with chronic yeast infections were substantially alleviated after a daily consumption of maitake (Grifola frondosa).(42) These studies substantiate that various, novel antibiotics from many mushroom species are at play, diverse and often microbially specific.
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http://doctorschar.com/archives/maitakegrifola-frondosa-and-fungal-infection/