title: [The fungus maitake (Grifola frondosa) and its therapeutic potential].
abstract: Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray is a polyporaceous fungus and, due to its medical properties, has been used in Eastern cultures for thousands of years. A review of previously published literature on this fungus, its ethnomycological, nutritional, pharmacological and medical aspects were investigated.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. carlos.illana@uah.es
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Illana-Esteban
mesh_terms: D045424:Complex Mixtures / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D048691:Grifola / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D045424:Complex Mixtures