猴頭菌(Hericium erinaceus)為中國著名藥膳菇蕈，活性物質包括多醣、猴頭素、猴頭酮、雙亞麻油酸磷酯乙烯胺、維生素、胺基酸等。猴頭素、猴頭酮於近年來更是成為各產學界的焦點，其諸多功效中，又以猴頭素能刺激類神經細胞(PC12)分泌神經生長因子(Nerve growth factor)最受矚目(註一)。台灣固態發酵權威-芳吉思生技，以特殊專利製程，有效提高猴頭素含量，遠高於市面上猴頭菇產品10倍之多。

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