Potential Medicinal Value
Agaricus bisporus also contains sodium, potassium, and phosphorus, conjugated linoleic acid and antioxidants. Protocatechuic acid and pyrocatechol are found in A. bisporus
A 2009 case control study of 2,018 women correlated a large decrease of breast cancer incidence in women who consumed mushrooms. Women in the study who consumed fresh mushrooms daily were 64% less likely to develop breast cancer, while those that combined a mushroom diet with regular green tea consumption reduced their risk of breast cancer by nearly 90%.
The table mushroom has also been shown to possess possible immune system enhancing properties. An in vitro study demonstrated the mushroom enhanced dendritic cell function.
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