Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 Ganoderma lucidum, also known as LINGZHI, has a long tradition of use in folk medicine of the Far East, which is documented in the oldest Chinese pharmacopoeia, declaring it a superior medicine.
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Identification of potential anticancer activities of novel ganoderma lucidum extracts using gene expression and pathway network analysis [PDF]
, 2016 Ganoderma lucidum (lingzhi) has been used for the general promotion of health in Asia for many centuries. The common method of consumption is to boil lingzhi in water and then drink the liquid.
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Shipin gongye ke-jiExopolysaccharide (EPS) is the main active metabolite of Ganoderma lingzhi in liquid fermentation. In order to increase the content of Ganoderma lingzhi EPS, this study added Vernonia amygdala leaf powder to the fermentation medium, and used single ...
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The beneficial effects of Ganoderma lucidum on cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk
Pharmaceutical Biology, 2021 Context Various herbal medicines are thought to be useful in the management of cardiometabolic disease and its risk factors. Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst.
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Distribution and Host Preference of Poroid Basidiomycetes in Hungary I. – Ganoderma [PDF]
, 2013 From the economical point of view, the genus Ganoderma is one of the most important groups of Basidiomycetes due to their medicinal effects and also because they cause decay in a very wide range of tree species all over the world.
Papp, Viktor, Szabó, Ilona
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Comparison of Nutritional and Medicinal Ingredients Between Ganoderma leucocontextum and G. lucidum
AgronomyThe genus Ganoderma is a widely used medicinal fungus in East Asia. The main medicinal components are triterpenoids, polyphenols, and polysaccharides. Bitterness is an important commercial trait for Ganoderma. White Lingzhi (G.
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PLoS ONE, 2020 The dietary supplement industry is rapidly growing yet, a recent study revealed that up to 60% of supplements may have substituted ingredients, some of which can be harmful contaminants or additives. When ingredients cannot be verified morphologically or
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Intervention effects of Ganoderma lucidum spores on epileptiform discharge hippocampal neurons and expression of Neurotrophin-4 and N-Cadherin [PDF]
, 2013 Epilepsy can cause cerebral transient dysfunctions. Ganoderma lucidum spores (GLS), a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, has shown some antiepileptic effects in our previous studies.
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The potential of Ganoderma lucidum extracts as bioactive ingredients in topical formulations, beyond its nutritional benefits [PDF]
, 2017 Ganoderma lucidum was characterized in terms of nutritional value and chemical composition. Thereafter, ethanolic Soxhlet extracts were evaluated for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antityrosinase, antimicrobial and cytotoxic effects, and further ...
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Anti-influenza effects of Ganoderma lingzhi : An animal study
Journal of Functional Foods, 2017 The consumption of mushroom Ganoderma lingzhi (G. lingzhi) is believed to help people fight influenza. However, few scientific studies, particularly in animals, has addressed that. Here, a hot-water extract of G. lingzhi was orally or intranasally administered to mice infected with influenza A virus, following by a 21-day post-infection observation. An
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