Lentinus edodes (Shiitake)is the most famous edible fungus in chinese traditional history.Thepharmacologists in chinese ancient dynasties reported theproperties and pharmacological function of shiitake mushroom. Forexample, it was reported in the ???Compendium of MaterialMedical???that shiitake mushroom possesses the activity ofregulating the flow of vital energy, starvation resisting, curingthe rheumatism and anaemia.