... to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and obesity. Maitake has been studied to a limited extent for treating cancer ... for 3,000 years, valued for their legendary properties. Maitake's scientific name, Grifola frondosa, is derived from an ... silver. In the late 1980s, Japanese scientists determined that the maitake was more potent than shiitake, suehirotake, and kawaratake mushrooms, ...