Hi,

Not sure if this is something that you guys could possibly assist with but I am chasing a product called MGN-3 which is derived from some great Japanese mushrooms and rice brans.

Do you know anywhere in Japan where I could import the original MGN-3 product? I can't read Japanese so I don't get too far in my own searches...

There's a company in the states selling it as BioBran however this is not the original MGN-3 formula (as I understand it- could be wrong).

BioBran is manufactured by Daiwa Pharmaceutical in Japan. Hiroaki Maeda is the main contributor to the research of the product and jointly holds a patent with Mamdooh Ghoneum. The main active ingredient is Arabinoxylan but it requires the other ingredients to function effectively.

Yes, this can be sourced from the USA but I am interested to know if there is a pure source of MGN-3/ the original formula before the FDA shut down the promotion of MGN-3 July 2004.

I've tried to give as much information as possible and I'm not entirely sure what to expect in the line of replies but I just can't read Japanese and I do think that the answers can be found by someone who can.

Thanks heaps in advance.

~groover

FDA: http://www.fda.gov/fdac/departs/2004/504_upd.html

BioBran: http://www.biobran.org/index.html