Mushroom

Shiitake

Lentinula edodes

The everyday mushroom of the East — culinary, nutritive, quietly supportive.

What is Shiitake?

Shiitake grows on the fallen wood of hardwood trees and has been cultivated for over a thousand years — the world's second most-grown edible mushroom.

Traditional use

Used across East Asian food and medicine traditions as a nutritive daily food and tonic.

Why we include it

Reserved for a future everyday-immunity blend. Included here in the Learn library.

Questions

Frequently asked

Also in the library

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Oyster

A nutrient-dense culinary mushroom — soft, layered, quietly nourishing.

Grann Rising describes traditional use and everyday wellbeing only. Not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.