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Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Mushrooms
2022Research progress of active compounds and biological activities of medicinal mushroom-Ganoderma spp., Hericium spp., Phellinus spp., and Cordyceps spp. were summarized systematically. The main active compounds of medicinal mushrooms included are polysaccharides, proteins, triterpenes, meroterpenoids, polyphenols and nitrogen-containing compounds.
Jingsong, Zhang +6 more
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Downstream Processing of Medicinal Mushroom Products
2022Medicinal mushrooms are higher fungi that consist of ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and imperfect fungi. They have been long used as tonic and traditional medicine in East Asia, Europe, and Africa. Contemporary pharmacological researches have revealed that they possess a wide spectrum of bioactivity due to their production of a variety of bioactive ...
Haiyan, Luo, Yingbo, Li
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Medicinal Mushrooms against Influenza Viruses
International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 2021This review provides results obtained by scientists from different countries on the antiviral activity of medicinal mushrooms against influenza viruses that can cause pandemics. Currently, the search for antiviral compounds is relevant in connection with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
Tamara V, Teplyakova +3 more
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New antioxidant polyphenols from the medicinal mushroom Inonotus obliquus
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2007 The fruiting body of Inonotus obliquus, a medicinal mushroom called chaga, has been used as a traditional medicine for cancer treatment. Although this mushroom has been known to exhibit potent antioxidant activity, the mechanisms responsible for this ...
In-Kyoung Lee +2 more
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Medicinal Mushrooms: Past, Present and Future
2022The survival of Homo sapiens is continually under threat from agencies capable of inflicting calamitous damage to the overall health and well-being of humankind. One strategy aimed at combatting this threat is focused on medicinal mushrooms and derivatives thereof. Mushrooms themselves have been consumed as part of the human diet for centuries, whereas
Shuting, Chang, John, Buswell
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Progress in Nutrition, 2010
Summary Mushrooms have been used as medicines by humans for 5,000 years or more. This article deals with five healing mushrooms: maitake, reishi/lingzhi, shiitake, Cordyceps sinensis, and Trametes versicolor [yunzhi]. Many claims are made for medicinal mushrooms. Out of sheer enthusiasm and/or for commercial motives, authors make exaggerated claims. No
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Summary Mushrooms have been used as medicines by humans for 5,000 years or more. This article deals with five healing mushrooms: maitake, reishi/lingzhi, shiitake, Cordyceps sinensis, and Trametes versicolor [yunzhi]. Many claims are made for medicinal mushrooms. Out of sheer enthusiasm and/or for commercial motives, authors make exaggerated claims. No
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Medicinal Benefits of the Mushroom Ganoderma
1992Publisher Summary This chapter discusses medicinal benefits of the Mushroom Ganoderma . Recently, the fruit body and liquid-cultured mycelium of Ganoderma have been reported to contain polysaccharides which inhibit the growth of tumors. Identified as glucans, one of the major constituents in the cell wall of fungi, they appear to increase bodily ...
S C, Jong, J M, Birmingham
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Antioxidant Properties of Several Medicinal Mushrooms
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2002Three species of medicinal mushrooms are commercially available in Taiwan, namely, Ganoderma lucidum (Ling-chih), Ganoderma tsugae (Sung-shan-ling-chih), and Coriolus versicolor (Yun-chih). Methanolic extracts were prepared from these medicinal mushrooms and their antioxidant properties studied. At 0.6 mg/mL, G. lucidum, G.
Jeng-Leun, Mau +2 more
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Medicinal and Therapeutic Value of the Shiitake Mushroom
1993Publisher Summary This chapter describes medicinal and therapeutic value of the shiitake mushroom. The shiitake mushroom is the second most popular edible mushroom in the global market. To explore and possibly exploit the shiitake myth, many scientists have attempted to document its traditional therapeutic value.
S C, Jong, J M, Birmingham
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Mushroom and its Therapeutic Effects: Medicinal Mushroom
A lot of people mistake mushrooms for veggies. However, this is untrue. All fruits and vegetables are produced by edible plants. The primary attribute of plants is their chlorophyll content, which is utilized to transform solar energy into carbohydrates.Asvitha M, Vasanthan E, Naveenkumar M
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