Preferred Label : Shiitake Mushroom;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A dark oriental mushroom widely used as a food. Several anticancer substances
have been found in shiitake mushrooms, including lentinan, which has been studied
in Japan as a treatment for stomach and colorectal cancer. The scientific name is
Lentinus edodes.;
UNII : 1A64QN2D2F;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000285741;
Origin ID : C72008;
UMLS CUI : C2355620;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Semantic type(s)
- Food [UMLS semantic type]
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