Mushroom extracts have had a recognized position in Oriental medicine for centuries, the most well-known are extracts of the Shitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes) in Japan and the “Ling-zhi” mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) in China. Today we know that the healing effect of these traditional mushroom extracts can be attributed to the content of polysaccharides, in particular β-1,3-glucans.
Innate Immunity
A general outline
A complex, vulnerable organism like the human body is dependent on a balanced interaction with the environment to survive and function. On top of potentially harmful chemical and physical influences, we are incessantly challenged by aggressive, sometimes life – threatening microorganisms. Our defence against these aggressors, as well as the healing of damage to the tissues is largely based on the function of the immune system.It is now widely acknowledged that the immune system is composed of two distinct parts: the adaptive immune system, often called the specific system, characterized by the production of antibodies and similar, - and the innate, inborn system.
The Immune System
Biotec Pharmacon’s clinical development program is based on comprehensive studies of the ability of SBG to heal ulcers in diabetic patients and strengthen the immune mechanisms that kill cancer cells.
The immune system
The body’s immune system consists of a large number of white blood cells that protect against disease. Together they constitute the immune system— 2-3% of the body’s weight—which extends throughout the body, although mostly in surface tissue. As many as two-thirds of all immune cells are found in the intestines.
It is customary to describe the immune system as two different systems: One is called the innate immune system, the other the adaptive immune system.
