Agaricus

Agaricus is a genus of mushroom and includes the most commonly consumed mushroom — the button mushroom (A. bisporus). It is native throughout the world.

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Cancer and health woo

Various websites[1][2], books, and alternative medicine proponents tout the health benefits of mushrooms in general. There are a significant number of studies that look at mushroom extracts and their effect on cancer, and currently no evidence exists that even suggests such curative properties.[3]

High doses of A. bisporus powder were found to be carcinogenic in rats.[4] High doses of raw A. bisporus were also found to be carcinogenic in mice.[5]

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References
  1. Natural News
  2. even Huff Po gets into the woo game
  3. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-help/about-cancer/cancer-questions/mushrooms-in-cancer-treatment
  4. Carcinogenicity examination of Agaricus bisporus, edible mushroom, in rats by K. Matsumoto et al., Cancer Lett. 1991 Jun 14;58(1-2):87-90.
  5. Cancer induction in mice by feeding of the uncooked cultivated mushroom of commerce Agaricus bisporus by B. Toth & J. Erickson, Cancer Res. 1986 Aug;46(8):4007-11.
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