Functional Food

Medicinal mushrooms for immunity: AHCC, Reishi, Chaga, and the other classics

Besides the "classic" immune vitamins (D, C, zinc), there is a second category that has been gaining increasing attention in recent years: medicinal mushrooms. They have been part of Asian medicine for centuries. For immune modulation, a handful of species are particularly mentioned: AHCC, Reishi, Chaga, Shiitake, and Maitake. In this article: what they are, how they differ from each other, and which one makes the most sense for whom.