I-Maitake icebile kumaminerali (njenge-potassium, i-calcium, ne-magnesium), amavithamini ahlukahlukene (i-B2, i-D2 ne-niacin), imicu nama-amino acid. Isici esisodwa esisebenzayo eMaitake sokwenza ngcono umsebenzi wokuzivikela komzimba satholwa ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1980 njengenhlanganisela ye-beta-glucan eboshwe ngamaprotheni.

I-sclerotia okuvela kuyo isikhukhukazi sezihlahla isetshenziswe emithini yendabuko yamaShayina neyamaJapane ukuqinisa amasosha omzimba. Abaphenyi baphinde babonisa ukuthi i-maitake ephelele inamandla okulawula ukucindezelwa kwegazi, i-glucose, i-insulin, kanye ne-serum ne-lipids yesibindi, njenge-cholesterol, i-triglycerides, ne-phospholipids, futhi ingasiza nasekunciphiseni isisindo.

Njengekhowe leshalofu lesibabule, uG. Frondosa uyisikhunta esingapheli esivame ukukhula endaweni efanayo iminyaka eminingi ilandelana. Kwenzeka kakhulu ezindaweni ezisenyakatho-mpumalanga ye-United States, kepha kutholakala kude nentshonalanga njenge-Idaho.

G. frondosa ikhula isuka esakhiweni esifana ne-tuber esingaphansi komhlaba esaziwa nge-sclerotium, esilingana namazambane. Umzimba othelayo, owenzeka njengobukhulu obungu-100 cm, uyiqoqo eliqukethe amakepisi amaningi ansundu kaningi avame ukusongwa noma amise okwe-spoon, anemiphetho ye-wavy nobubanzi obungu-2-7 cm. Ingqimba engaphansi kwekepisi ngalinye ithwala cishe ama-pores amathathu kuya kwamamitha ayi-millimeter, amashubhu angavamile ukujula kune-3 mm. Isiqu (ubisi) esimhlophe esinobisi sinesakhiwo segatsha futhi siba lukhuni njengoba ikhowe livuthwa.

EJapane, iMaitake ingakhula ibe ngaphezu kwamakhilogremu angaphezu kwama-50, ethola leli khowe elikhulu isihloko esithi "Inkosi Yamakhowe." IMaitake ingenye yamakhowe amakhulu okupheka asetshenziswa eJapan, amanye yi-shiitake, shimeji ne-enoki. Zisetshenziswa ezinhlotsheni ezahlukahlukene, imvamisa iyisithako esiyinhloko ku-nabemono noma iphekwe kufoyili nebhotela.