Preventing and fighting cancer and degenerative diseases with button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus)

Abstract

Tjokrokusumo D. 2015. Preventing and fighting cancer and degenerative diseases with button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). Pros Sem Nas Masy Biodiv Indon 1: 1532-1535. Agaricus bisporus, white button mushrooms, is very popular used for consumption of Western nations and the peoples of Asia Pacific. It has been found by fungi experts that white button mushrooms (A. bisporus) containing the active ingredient (mycochemical) which may protect against cancer and metabolic diseases. Results of animals test proven that by eating the button mushroom extracts at a dose of 400 mg/kg bw per day in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice can be reduced the level of diabetes. The decreases in total cholesterol, LDL (low-density lipoprotein), and the concentration of total triglycerides and a significant increase in the concentration of HDL (high-density lipoprotein plasma) had also been proved by eating white button mushroom. Diets with white button mushrooms can modulate the activity of aromatase and functions in the chemoprevention in women post-menopause through decreased production of in-situ estrogen.