The reported benefits of taking medicinal mushrooms are wide ranging, and more and more are being reported in scientific studies all the time.
A broad range of pharmacological activities have been detected including; anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, antiallergic, cytotoxic, antihyperlipidemic, antidiabetic, antidepressive, immunomodulating, digestive, nephroprotective, osteoprotective, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective.
The following is by no means an exhaustive list, but it shows some of the types of studies being done and the findings reported.
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Author(s) |
Year |
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(Reishi) G. lucidum (Reishi mushroom) for cancer treatment.
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Jin X, Ruiz Beguerie J, et al |
2016 |
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(Lion's Mane) Neurotrophic properties of the Lion's mane medicinal mushroom, Hericium erinaceus (Higher Basidiomycetes) from Malaysia.
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Lai, Puei-Lene, et al |
2013 |
| (Reishi) Ganoderma lucidum, a new prebiotic agent to treat obesity? |
Delzenne, Nathalie, and Laure Bindels |
2015 |
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(Reishi) Suppression of the inflammatory response by triterpenes isolated from the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum
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Dudhgaonkar, Shailesh, et al. |
2009 |
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(Turkey Tail) Effects of extracts of Coriolus versicolor (I'm-Yunity) on cell-cycle progression and expression of interleukins-1 beta,-6, and -8 in promyelocytic HL-60 leukemic cells and mitogenically stimulated and nonstimulated human lymphocytes
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Hsieh, Tze-Chen, et al |
2002 |
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(Lion's Mane) Improving effects of the mushroom Yamabushitake (Hericium erinaceus) on mild cognitive impairment: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.
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Mori, Koichiro, et al |
2009 |
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(Turkey Tail) Efficacy of immunochemotherapy as adjuvant treatment after curative resection of gastric cancer. Study Group of Immunochemotherapy with PSK for Gastric Cancer.
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Nakazato, H., et al |
1994 |
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(Reishi) Anti-Tumor Effects of Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) in Inflammatory Breast Cancer in In Vivo and In Vitro Models.
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Suarez-Arroyo, Ivette J., et al |
2013 |
| (Cordyceps) Effect of Cs-4® (Cordyceps sinensis) on Exercise Performance in Healthy Older Subjects: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. |
Chen, Steve, et al |
2010 |
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(Chaga) Effect of the Inonotus Obliquus Polysaccharides on Blood Lipid Metabolism and Oxidative Stress of Rats Fed High-Fat Diet In Vivo.
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Liang, Liya, et al |
2009 |
