טמפרטורה: קרירה.

לחות: נייטראלית.

טעם: מתקתק, תפל.

מרידיאנים: כבד, ריאות, לב, טחול.

תמצית נוזלית (טינקטורה): בריכוז של 1:3, 30% אלכוהול, 9-15 מ”ל ליום.

תמצית יבשה: תמצית תקנית בריכוז של 40% פוליסכרידים, 3-6 גרם ליום.

מרתח: 1.5-9 גרם ליום.

כחלק מפורמולה: 25-30%.

פוליסכרידים פפטידים:

פוליסכריד פפטיד PSK (polysaccharopeptide Krestin)

פוליסכריד פפטיד PSP (polysaccharopeptide)

פוליסכרידים:

β-d-Glucan

Versicolor Polysaccharide (VSP)

טרפנים:

sesquiterpene Coriolin

Betulinic Acid

Betulin

פרוטאוגליקנים.

תרכובות פנוליות:

gallic acid

caffeic acid

p-coumaric acid

protocatechuic acid

vanillic acid

מולקולות קטנות:

Deoxycoriolic acid

סטרולים:

Ergosterol

Ergosterol Peroxide

ויטמינים:

ויטמינים ממשפחת B-complex

מינרלים:

אשלגן (Potassium)

בורון (Boron)

בריום (Barium)

סידן (Calcium)

כרום (Chromium)

מגנזיום (Magnesium)

מנגן (Manganese)

ברזל (Iron)

מוליבידניום (Molybdenum)

זרחן (Phosphorus)

אבץ (Zinc)

ונדיום (Vanadium)

סטרונציום (Strontium)

נתרן (Sodium)

חומצות שומן:

Trilinolein

Oleic acid

Linoleic acid

Linolenic acid

Palmitic acid

Palmitoleic acid

Trans-vaccenic acid

Lignoceric acid

Stearic acid

Nervonic acid

Myristic acid

Pentadecanoic acid

Behenic acid

5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)

חומצות אמינו:

Cysteic acid

Aspartic acid

Methionine

Threonine

Serine

Glutamic acid

Proline

Glycine

Alanine

Valine

Isoleucine

Leucine

Tyrosine

Phenylalanine

Lysine

Histidine

arginine

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