Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide

Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide Hericium erinaceus is also called monkey head because its fruitbody looks like a ball with hair. It is one of the famous four dish in china ( another three are sea cucumber, bear palm and bird's nest.) According to the chemical analysis, every 100 grams of dried fungus contain 26.3 g protein, 4.2 g fat, 44.9 g carbohydrate, 6.4g thin fibre, 10.2g water, 850mg P, 18mg Fe, 2mg Ca, 0.89mg VB1, 1.89mg VB2, 0.01mg carotene. 16 kinds of amino acids including 7 kinds of essential amino acids. It also can improve people's immune system. It contain unsaturated fatty acids which is propitious to the circulation of blood and can reduce blood cholesterin content, so Hericium erinaceus is also the ideal food for those who are high blood pressure or with heart or blood vessel disease. It induces the synthesis of nerve growth factor (NGF: it could prolong N axon, maintain the survival of N cells, regulate the formation of nerve cell as well as promote the regeneration of nerve cell in feeble animals). Hericipin is used in curing of intelligence declining, neurasthena and the declining of autonomic nerve, especially showing the good effectiveness to the Alzheimer type dementia. Quality parameters Character Brown or brown-yellow powdermoisture absorption easily Polysaccharide Content 15% 20% Solubility(water) Soluble Heavy metal parameters As≤1.0ppm Cd≤2ppm Cr≤1ppm Pb≤2ppm Hg≤0.5ppm Sanitation indicators Bacteria≤1000/g E.Coli and Mite not detected Mould≤100/g Loss on Drying 9%