From the Back Cover:

Can any other natural healing agent match the healing power of maitake mushroom?

Studies show maitake can:

Activate the immune system

Hamper growth and spread of cancer cells

Protect normal cells from environmental carcinogens

Reduce side effects and augement chemotherapy and radiation treatments

Activate the body's immune defenses against bacterial and viral infections

Prevent reducing CD4 cells in AIDS patients

Help to halt HIV proliferation

Reduce symptoms due to infection among HIV/AIDS patients

Normalize blood sugar levels and the body's insulin response

Lower blood pressure and cholesterol

Play a key role in weight loss

Maitake is considered to be the fourth therapy in cancer treatment - after chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. In preliminary government-sanctioned studies, prostrate and brest cancer patients given Maitake D-fraction have experienced growth inhibition, symptom release, tumor marker reduction, and immune enhancement. The more doctors learn about maitake mushroom, the more excited they become about its long-term health benefits. Now with this new book by two of the world's leading maitake researchers, the breakthroughs in the study of maitake mushroom are available to everyone.