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ImmunoKinoko 500 Ingredients & Drug Interactions

by Quality Of Life Labs

ImmunoKinoko 500 label
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Capsule Category: Non-nutrient/non-botanical
Most serious interaction: Moderate
Clinical methodology reviewed by · Updated Sep 30, 2026 · Label data from the NIH DSLD
What is this page for?

First and foremost: checking ImmunoKinoko 500 against your medications. The heart of this page is the interaction checker and the full interaction report — how this product’s ingredients may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines you may be taking.

Around that, we add a pharmacist’s high-level view of the product as a whole — what’s inside, the evidence for its stated use, how transparent the label is, and what safety data exists — so you can see the full picture in one place. It’s educational information from our licensed clinical databases and the clinical staff at HelloPharmacist — not medical advice — and we don’t sell or endorse products. Our editorial policy

The interaction bottom line Most serious interaction: Moderate

ImmunoKinoko 500 is a dietary supplement by Quality Of Life Labs with 4 active ingredients. Its ingredients are commonly taken for immune support, blood sugar support in diabetes, high blood pressure.Based on those ingredients, 260 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Mushroom mycelia extract. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.

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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of ImmunoKinoko 500 by Quality Of Life Labs

Four independent checks of what is known — a summary of the available information, not a grade of the product itself.

Evidence for Intended Use
By FDA rules, dietary supplements can’t claim to treat, cure, or prevent disease — so labels speak in careful marketing language. We discern each product’s intended use from its name, label claims, and label statements, then grade the clinical evidence for that use. How these ratings are computed
Not assessable

The stated purpose hasn't been mapped to our evidence data yet.

Why this rating?
  • We haven't mapped this product's purpose to our evidence data yet — it'll be graded on the next content refresh.
Ingredient Transparency
Low

Most active ingredients don't disclose an individual amount — you can't tell how much of each you're getting.

Why this rating?
  • The label discloses an exact amount for 0 of its 4 active ingredients.
  • “Active Hexose Correlated Compound” is listed as a grouped ingredient — the label gives one combined amount (1,000 mg) without saying how much of each component you get.
Known Interaction Concern
Moderate identified

The most serious documented interaction for these ingredients is Moderate. Check your medications for a personalized result.

Why this rating?
  • 1 of the 1 matched ingredient can interact with medications — Maitake Mushroom.
  • The most serious interaction on file is rated Moderate.
  • Some involve high-stakes drug classes: anticoagulant / antiplatelet drugs; diabetes medications.
  • For scale: 260 individual medications appear in the full list. A big number alone doesn't make a product dangerous — what matters is whether YOUR medication is on it, so run yours through the interaction checker on this page.
Safety Information
Well characterized

Adverse-effect, pregnancy, and general safety data are on file for most of these ingredients.

Why this rating?
  • We hold adverse-effect (side-effect) data for 1 of the 1 matched ingredient.
  • Pregnancy & breastfeeding safety ratings cover 1 of 1.
  • General safety write-ups exist for 1 of 1.
  • Remember: this measures how much safety information exists. Thin data is not the same as being safe.

HelloPharmacist summaryFormula with limited ingredient disclosure with no assessable stated purpose. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.

Assessment coverage: 1 of 4 active ingredients matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Jan 25, 2012.

This Scorecard evaluates available label information, ingredient evidence, and known medication-safety considerations. It does not independently verify product identity, purity, potency, contamination, or manufacturing quality. How these ratings are computed

At a glance

General information

Key facts about ImmunoKinoko 500, straight from the product label.

Brand Quality Of Life Labs
Barcode (UPC) 812259000119
Net contents 90 Vegetarian Capsules
Market status On market
Date entered into DSLD Jan 25, 2012
DSLD ID 4955
Product type Non-nutrient/non-botanical
Supplement form Capsule
Dietary claims / uses All Other, Structure/Function
Intended target group(s) Vegetarian, Adult (18 - 50 Years), Gluten Free
From the label
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Supplement Facts

The label details for ImmunoKinoko 500 by Quality Of Life Labs, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.

Supplement Facts

Daily Value (DV) Target Group(s):
Adults and children 4 or more years of age
Minimum serving Sizes:
2 Capsule(s)
Maximum serving Sizes:
6 Capsule(s)
Servings per container
45
UPC/BARCODE
812259000119
IngredientAmount% DV
Mushroom mycelia extract0 NP--
Microcrystalline Cellulose0 NP--
Cyclodextrin0 NP--
Active Hexose Correlated Compound1000 mg--
Candelilla Wax0 NP--

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, vegetable Magnesium Stearate

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Label statements
These statements are the manufacturer’s wording, reproduced from the product label — the label is saying it, not HelloPharmacist. We don’t verify or endorse them.
FDA Statement of Identity

Dietary Supplement

Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions

SUGGESTED USE: Take 2-6 capsules daily before meals or as directed by your healthcare professional.

Precautions

Keep out of reach of children.

Consult your healthcare professional before use if you are pregnant or lactating, have or had a medical condition or are taking prescription drugs.

WARNING: DO NOT USE IF SEAL IS BROKEN OR MISSING:

FDA Disclaimer Statement

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Storage

Store at room temperature.

General Statements

• Cytokines, which activate the immune system*

• Dendritic cells, which initiate adaptive immune response*

• Macrophages, which clean up cellular debris*

• Natural killer (NK) cells, the body’s first line of defense*

• T cells, which provide backup to NK cells*

500mg

Active Hexose Correlated Compound (AHCC(R))

Active Hexose Correlated Compound is a patented extract of hybridized medicinal mushrooms that is uniquely rich in alpha-glucans. AHCC has very high absorption due to its low molecular weight of only 5,000 daltons.

AHCC is backed by over 25 clinical and in vivo studies published in PubMed-listed peer-reviewed journals and by more than 50 human studies documented in papers and case reports. Research on AHCC has been conducted at highly reputable medical institutions such as the Yale School of Medicine, Harvard-affiliated Faulkner Hospital and U.T.M.D. Anderson. Several trials — including a 269 subject study published in the Journal of Hepatology, a double-blind, placebo-controlled published trial on healthy adults and a Yale Medical School study on healthy elderly patients — have shown that AHCC can increase the number or activity of:

Enhances function of NK cells, DC cells, T cells, Macrophages and Cytokines*

Lot No. Exp.

Significantly improves immune response*

Brand IP Statement(s)

AHCC(R) is manufactured in Japan.

ImmunoKinoko(R) contains pure Active Hexose Correlated Compound (AHCC(R)) — one of the world’s most researched natural immunomodulators — developed in Japan and used in over 1,000 clinics worldwide.

QOL Labs(TM): Sourced from Nature. Proven by Science.(TM)

Formulation

This product is suitable for vegetarians and gluten-free.

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ImmunoKinoko 500 by Quality Of Life Labs label

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ImmunoKinoko 500 label

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What’s inside

The Ingredients in ImmunoKinoko 500 by Quality Of Life Labs

These are the 4 active ingredients this product is made of. Select any to open its full monograph.

Serving size2 Capsule(s) Dosage formCapsule Servings per container45 Amounts shown are per serving.

Most supplement products combine several ingredients, and a medication can interact with the product through any one of them. Each ingredient below shows whether it has known drug interactions.

Active Hexose Correlated Compound

1000 mg per serving

Other (inactive) ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.

Interaction report

ImmunoKinoko 500 by Quality Of Life Labs Drug Interactions

ImmunoKinoko 500 contains 4 ingredients, and 1 of them has known drug interactions. Altogether it interacts with 260 medications. Here’s the picture, then you can look up your own drug.

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260Drugs
260 Moderate

Ingredients driving the most interactions

Mushroom mycelia extract 260

Individual Drug Interactions

The ingredients in ImmunoKinoko 500 interact with 260 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.

1 of the 4 ingredients in ImmunoKinoko 500 interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Mushroom mycelia extract

Each ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects

For each ingredient in ImmunoKinoko 500 with known interactions, here are the types of medications it can affect. Open any type for the detail — or search your exact drug in the checker above.

Mushroom mycelia extract3 drug types · 260 drugs

Antidiabetes Drugs

Theoretically, combining maitake mushroom with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Clinical research shows that taking maitake mushroom polysaccharide (MMP) can lower blood glucose levels in patients with types 2 diabetes.

Likelihood Possible Evidence B
Antihypertensive Drugs

Theoretically, combining maitake mushroom with antihypertensive drugs might increase the risk of hypotension.
Animal research shows that maitake mushroom can lower blood pressure.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Warfarin (Coumadin)

There is limited evidence that maitake mushroom may increase the anticoagulant effects of warfarin.
In a case report, a patient previously stabilized on warfarin developed an elevated international normalized ratio (INR) of 5.1 after taking maitake mushroom (Grifron-Pro Maitake D-Fraction) 1 drop/kg daily in three divided doses for one week. The elevated INR resolved after holding warfarin for two days, then reducing the dose by 11%. It is thought that the beta-glucan constituent of maitake mushroom might cause warfarin dissociation from proteins, resulting in increased free warfarin levels and increased warfarin effects.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Mushroom mycelia extract full monograph & interactions
The maker

Brand information

Manufacturer and brand details for ImmunoKinoko 500, from the product label.

Quality Of Life Labs

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Name
QOL labs
City
Purchase
State
NY
ZipCode
10577
Phone Number
914-251-0981
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ImmunoKinoko 500 by Quality Of Life Labs: Common Questions

Does ImmunoKinoko 500 by Quality Of Life Labs interact with any medications?
Yes. Based on its ingredients, ImmunoKinoko 500 has a known interaction with 260 medications. Use the checker to see how it interacts with a specific drug.
How can one product interact with so many drugs?
ImmunoKinoko 500 contains 4 active ingredients, and an interaction can come from any of them. We check every ingredient, combine the results into one list per medication, and show which ingredient and mechanism is responsible.
Where does this information come from?
The product label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD); the interaction data is built on the Natural Medicines database and reviewed by HelloPharmacist pharmacists.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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The Full Monographs Behind ImmunoKinoko 500’s Ingredients

Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.

Herb & supplement monograph

Maitake Mushroom

Interacts with 260 drugs

Maitake is an edible mushroom long used as food and in traditional Japanese medicine, and it is being studied for possible immune, blood sugar, and blood pressure effects. The human evidence...

Read the full Maitake Mushroom monograph →
Sources

Sources & How We Checked

ImmunoKinoko 500's label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database; the ingredient interaction data is from the Natural Medicines database, reviewed by our pharmacists.

Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.

The 8 references behind this product’s interaction data

Every citation that drives the interaction findings for this product’s ingredients, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Open an ingredient to browse its citations — links open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

Maitake Mushroom 8 references
  1. Kabir Y, Kimura S. Dietary mushrooms reduce blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 1989;35:91-4. PubMed
  2. Kabir Y, Yamaguchi M, Kimura S. Effect of shiitake (Lentinus edodes) and maitake (Grifola frondosa) mushrooms on blood pressure and plasma lipids of spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 1987;33:341-6. PubMed
  3. Konno S, Tortorelis DG, Fullerton SA, et al. A possible hypoglycaemic effect of maitake mushroom on Type 2 diabetic patients. Diabet Med 2001;18:1010. PubMed
  4. Chen JT, Tominaga K, Sato Y, et al. Maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) extract induces ovulation in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a possible monotherapy and a combination therapy after failure with first-line clomiphene citrate. J Altern Compl
  5. Hanselin MR, Vande Griend JP, Linnebur SA. INR elevation with maitake extract in combination with warfarin. Ann Pharmacother 2010;44:223-4. PubMed
  6. Talpur, N. A., Echard, B. W., Fan, A. Y., Jaffari, O., Bagchi, D., and Preuss, H. G. Antihypertensive and metabolic effects of whole Maitake mushroom powder and its fractions in two rat strains. Mol.Cell Biochem. 2002;237(1-2):129-136. PubMed
  7. Deng, G., Lin, H., Seidman, A., Fornier, M., D'Andrea, G., Wesa, K., Yeung, S., Cunningham-Rundles, S., Vickers, A. J., and Cassileth, B. A phase I/II trial of a polysaccharide extract from Grifola frondosa (Maitake mushroom) in breast cancer patients: i
  8. Wesa KM, Cunningham-Rundles S, Klimek VM, et al. Maitake mushroom extract in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS): a phase II study. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2015;64(2):237-47. PubMed

See these in context on the Maitake Mushroom monograph →

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