Product Description

Grifola frondosa extract is made from high-quality Grifola frondosa fruiting bodies through standardized fermentation processes and targeted extraction technology. It is a fungal extract with both edible and health-promoting value.

Grifola frondosa itself has a comprehensive and balanced nutritional composition, rich in high-quality protein, complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, various vitamins, essential trace elements, and biotin. Its core nutritional components meet the physiological needs of the human body, providing diverse support for health. Its unique flavor and taste are also key factors in its widespread popularity. The fruiting bodies are crisp and tender, with a fresh and mellow taste and a rich aroma. The nutritional ratio is scientifically balanced, with a complete and prominent composition of essential amino acids, and ample reserves of vitamins and minerals. Professional testing shows that 100 grams of dried Grifola frondosa contains 22.75 grams of protein and 23.58 grams of amino acids, twice as much as shiitake mushrooms. The tryptophan (Trp) content is particularly outstanding, ranking first among 1358 foods listed in the Food Composition Table, far exceeding most other ingredients. Meanwhile, the fruiting body of Grifola frondosa boasts a vitamin E content as high as 109.7 mg/100g, ranking second among the 1358 foods mentioned above, second only to sesame oil (389.9 mg/100g). It also contains significant amounts of minerals easily lacking in the human body, such as zinc, selenium, and calcium, effectively supplementing dietary nutritional deficiencies.

Commercially available Grifola frondosa extracts all use the fruiting body as raw material. Mainstream commercial extracts are standardized using standardized processes, ensuring a stable 20% polysaccharide content and consistent product efficacy. Grifola frondosa, also known as Polyporus frondosus, is commonly called "square mushroom" and in Japan, "maitake." It has a crisp texture, is rich in nutrients, and has a protein content one-third higher than shiitake mushrooms. It also exhibits significant advantages in essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals, and is now popular in Japan, Europe, and other countries and regions. Its medicinal value is particularly outstanding. Grifola frondosa polysaccharides are the most potent antitumor active component among fungal bioactive substances. Unlike most fungal polysaccharide preparations that are ineffective orally, Grifola frondosa polysaccharides have excellent oral absorption. The D-component of Grifola frondosa is currently a core focus of fungal bioactive substance research and industrialization in the United States and Japan.

As a globally recognized high-quality functional edible fungus, Grifola frondosa's health value far exceeds that of ordinary mushrooms. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Grifola frondosa is sweet and cool in nature, non-toxic, and possesses pharmacological effects such as clearing heat and relieving summer heat, strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, moistening the lungs and protecting the liver, and strengthening the body's resistance. It is a typical edible and medicinal fungus. my country has a long history of harvesting and consuming Grifola frondosa, and it has earned the reputation of "King of Fungi" and "North China Ginseng" due to its tender and crisp texture, fresh and mellow taste, and unique aroma. It is rich in polysaccharides, high-quality proteins, sterols, polyphenols and other bioactive components, which not only have high nutritional value, but also play a significant role in health care and conditioning. It is a rare mushroom resource that combines natural nutrition and medicinal effects.

What are the benefits?

1. Immunomodulatory Function

The core active ingredient in Grifola frondosa extract, β-glucan, can target and activate key immune effector cells such as macrophages, T lymphocytes, and NK cells, promoting the synthesis and secretion of cytokines such as interleukins and interferons. This strengthens the body's defense and clearance capabilities against exogenous pathogens such as viruses and bacteria, building a more robust immune barrier. Related studies have confirmed that this ingredient can effectively help improve the weakened immune function and immune response after radiotherapy and chemotherapy, enhancing the body's resistance.

Simply put, it's like "recharging" the immune system, making immune cells more effective, especially suitable for people with weakened immunity, those who need conditioning after surgery or radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

2. Antioxidant and Anti-aging Effects

The triterpenoids, polyphenols, and β-glucan contained in Grifola frondosa possess highly efficient free radical scavenging capabilities, which can alleviate oxidative stress damage, maintain cell membrane stability and DNA structural integrity, and reduce the cumulative damage of chronic inflammation to the body. Grifola frondosa polysaccharide, a non-digestible β-type polysaccharide, can bind to cell membrane receptors to exert pharmacological activity, replenishing the deficiency of intercellular polysaccharides, repairing damaged cells, and maintaining normal cellular physiological states, thereby delaying the cellular aging process and achieving an anti-aging effect.

In layman's terms, it helps the body "clear away waste," reduces cell damage, makes cells more durable, and naturally makes people look younger.

3. Regulating Blood Sugar and Metabolic Function

Grifola frondosa polysaccharide has a bidirectional regulatory effect on glucose metabolism: on the one hand, it can nourish and repair pancreatic β-cells, improve pancreatic microcirculation, and promote physiological insulin secretion; on the other hand, it can reduce insulin resistance, increase the sensitivity of peripheral tissues to insulin, improve glucose uptake and utilization, thereby helping to lower fasting blood glucose levels and improve metabolic indicators related to type 2 diabetes. Animal experiments have confirmed its hypoglycemic effect, but clinical treatment of diabetes still needs to focus on standardized medication, dietary control, and exercise intervention.

4. Blood Pressure Reduction, Lipid Regulation, and Cardiovascular Protection

Intervention experiments with dried powder from the fruiting body of *Grifola frondosa* showed that it can stabilize blood pressure in congenitally hypertensive susceptibility (SHR) mice, inhibit abnormal weight gain, and simultaneously reduce serum total cholesterol, total fat, triglycerides, and free fatty acid levels. Its core component, β-glucan, can bind to cholesterol and bile acids in the intestines, promoting their excretion in feces. It specifically reduces low-density lipoprotein (LDL, "bad cholesterol") levels without interfering with high-density lipoprotein (HDL, "good cholesterol") and triglyceride homeostasis, thereby improving arterial function, maintaining cardiovascular health, and reducing the risk of coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases.

In short, it helps clear "bad fat" from blood vessels, stabilizes blood pressure, and makes the heart and blood vessels feel more relaxed.

5. Antiviral Effects

Grifola frondosa polysaccharides and polyphenols possess significant antioxidant activity, which can restore the body's oxidation-antioxidant system balance, block the oxidative attack of excessive free radicals on tissues and organs, and alleviate oxidative stress damage. Simultaneously, by strengthening the activity of immune cells and enhancing the body's overall defense capabilities, it indirectly enhances the body's antiviral ability and reduces damage caused by viral invasion.

6. Beauty and Weight Management

Grifola frondosa is rich in functional dietary fiber, which can maintain intestinal moisture, promote intestinal peristalsis, remove metabolic waste and toxins from intestinal folds, improve constipation, and maintain the balance of the intestinal microecology. Clinical intervention studies show that Grifola frondosa supplementation therapy can effectively assist in weight control: after 4 weeks of intervention, the subjects all experienced significant weight loss, reaching 78%~89% of the target value, with simultaneous improvement in body shape and skin texture, and no adverse physiological reactions throughout the process, combining the dual benefits of beauty and healthy weight loss.

Application directions

Acetyl hexapeptide-8, with its excellent neuromodulation effects, skin affinity, and adaptability to various scenarios, has been widely used in skincare, cosmetics, medical aesthetics, and dermatology, becoming an important ingredient for anti-aging, repair, and skin improvement.

1. Skincare and Cosmetics
In anti-wrinkle and anti-aging products, acetyl hexapeptide-8 is extensively added to mainstream skincare products such as serums, creams, eye creams, masks, and neck creams. It works by inhibiting neurotransmitter release and gently reducing facial muscle contractions, thereby diminishing dynamic wrinkles such as crow's feet, frown lines, and forehead wrinkles; simultaneously, it continuously promotes collagen and elastin synthesis, strengthens the dermal structure, improves skin firmness, and addresses static wrinkles and sagging, achieving anti-aging effects from the surface to the core.

In sensitive skin care, acetyl hexapeptide-8 is gentle, low-irritant, and does not damage the skin barrier, making it suitable for long-term use on sensitive and fragile skin. The formula often combines it with soothing and anti-inflammatory ingredients such as bisabolol, asiaticoside, and panthenol to enhance skin tolerance, reduce redness and discomfort, and achieve simultaneous anti-aging and repair while reducing wrinkles and fine lines.

In the field of eye care, acetyl hexapeptide-8 has a significant effect on improving fine lines, dry lines, and expression lines around the eyes. It is often used in synergy with ingredients such as caffeine, vitamin K1, and hyaluronic acid to promote microcirculation around the eyes, reduce dullness, puffiness, and fatigue, and make the skin around the eyes firmer, smoother, and more radiant.

2. Medical Aesthetics Adjunctive Applications
In mesotherapy, acetyl hexapeptide-8 can be used in combination with botulinum toxin type A to prolong the duration of anti-wrinkle effects through synergistic internal and external effects, reduce the frequency of repeated injections, and improve the overall comfort and durability of the medical aesthetic treatment.

In post-operative repair, this ingredient is suitable for minimally invasive cosmetic procedures such as laser, microneedling, and radiofrequency treatments. It can reduce local erythema, burning, and tightness, promote epidermal cell repair, reduce irritation caused by muscle tension, and help the skin quickly recover to a stable and healthy state.

3. Dermatology Field
In scar improvement, Acetyl hexapeptide-8 can reduce skin wrinkles and lower local skin tension, making surgical scars, hypertrophic scars, and old scars appear smoother and more natural, thus significantly improving the overall appearance of the skin and enhancing patients' confidence and quality of life.

In skin blemish management, it has a certain smoothing and improving effect on superficial scars left after acne healing, uneven texture, and rough, pitted, and unevenly pigmented skin caused by problems such as hidradenitis. It can be used in conjunction with repairing ingredients to further improve skin texture.

Company introduction and certificates obtained

Shaanxi Yuantai Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was established in 2014, mainly supplying herbal extracts, functional cosmetic raw materials, organic products, etc. We have our own factories, R&D and quality inspection teams, and have the conditions for development, production, and quality assurance. At present, we have obtained ISO9001, ISO22000, HALAL, KOSHER, HACCP, FDA and other certificates. Therefore, the quality of our products is guaranteed, and it is our original intention to bring high-quality products to customers.

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Our packaging

1KG/Aluminium bags , 25kg/barrel

Storage: Store in a cool, dry, clean place away from moisture and direct light.

We also have special packaging for special products, such as: retinal - cold chain transportation; deoxyarbutin - vacuum transportation

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Our team

We have a professional R&D team and sales team, which not only ensure product quality, but also ensure a good cooperation experience for customers in the pre-sale, in-sale and after-sale processes. Our sales team has been trained in professional product knowledge, and can respond and solve every problem in cooperation in a timely manner

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