Studies + Research + References
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM + GUT HEALTH
- INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: Natural-Derived Polysaccharides From Plants, Mushrooms, and Seaweeds for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Front. Pharmacol., 26 April 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.651813
- H PYLORI: Zhu Y, Chen Y, Li Q, Zhao T, Zhang M, Feng W, et al. Preparation, characterization, and anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of Bi3+-Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide complex. Carbohydr. Polym. 2014;110:231−237.
- LITERATURE REVIEW: Medicinal Value of Turkey Tail Fungus Trametes versicolor (L.:Fr.) Pilát (Aphyllophoromycetideae). A Literature Review - Christopher R. HobbsInstitute for Natural Products Research, Davis, California, USA International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, Vol. 6, pp. 195–218 (2004)
- OVERVIEW: Lin B, Li S. Cordyceps as an Herbal Drug. In: Benzie IFF, Wachtel-Galor S, editors. Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects. 2nd edition. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2011. Chapter 5. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92758/
- KIDNEY DISEASE: ScienceDirect. (2019, November 20). Preventative and therapeutic effect of Ganoderma lucidum on kidney injuries and diseases.
- SLEEP: Yao, C., Wang, Z., Jiang, H., Yan, R., Huang, Q., Wang, Y., … Lv, L. (2021). Ganoderma lucidum promotes sleep through a gut microbiota-dependent and serotonin-involved pathway in mice. Scientific Reports, 11(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92913-6
- COLON CANCER: Hong K. J, Dunn D. M, Shen C. L, Pence B. C. Effects of Ganoderma lucidum on apoptotic and anti-inflammatory function in HT-29 human colonic carcinoma cells. Phytother Res. 2004;18:768–70.
- CLINICAL ASPECTS: Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects. 2nd edition. - 2011 - Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi or Reishi) - A Medicinal Mushroom - Sissi Wachtel-Galor, John Yuen, John A. Buswell, and Iris F. F. Benzie.
- OVERVIEW: restorativemedicine.org. Reishi Mushroom, Lingzhi (Ganoderma lucidum)
- IMMUNE SYSTEM ACTIVATION: Xiao Chen, Ze-Ping Hu, Xiao-Xia Yang, Min Huang, Yihuai Gao, Wenbo Tang, Sui Yung Chan, Xihu Dai, Jinxian Ye, Paul Chi-Liu Ho, Wei Duan, Hong-Yuan Yang, Yi-Zhun Zhu, Shu-Feng Zhou. (2006, March). Monitoring of immune responses to a herbal immuno-modulator in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. ScienceDirect. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16428086/
- ANTI-INFLAMMATORY: Yu-Sheng Chen, Quan-Zhan Chen, Zhen-Jiong Wang, Chun Hua, Y.-S. (2019). Anti-Inflammatory and Hepatoprotective Effects of Ganoderma lucidum Polysaccharides against Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Liver Injury in Kunming Mice. Karger. https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/493896
- GUT HEALTH: Xiaotong Yang, Toufic Kabbani, Joshua Hansen, Melinda Dennis, Daniel A Leffler, David S Newburg, Ciarán P Kelly. (2014, July 11). Effects of polysaccharopeptide from Trametes Versicolor and amoxicillin on the gut microbiome of healthy volunteers. Taylor & Francis. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.4161/gmic.29558
- LIVER DISEASE: Kang-Le Wang, Zhen-Ming Lu, Xiangjunzhi Mao, Lu Chen, Jin-Song Gong, Yilin Ren, Yan Geng, Heng Li, Hong-Yu Xu, Guo-Hua Xu, Jin-Song Shi, Zheng-Hong Xu. (2019, September 15). Structural characterization and anti-alcoholic liver injury activity of a polysaccharide from Coriolus versicolor mycelia. ScienceDirect. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S014181301836834X?via%3Dihub
- INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: mushroomreferences.com. (2015, October 14). Chaga mushroom extract inhibits oxidative DNA damage in lymphocytes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease – mushroomreferences.com. http://mushroomreferences.com/2015/10/14/chaga-mushroom-extract-inhibits-oxidative-dna-damage-in-lymphocytes-of-patients-with-inflammatory-bowel-disease/
- ANTI-INFLAMMATORY: Se Young Choi, Sun Jin Hur, Chi Sun An, Yun Hui Jeon, Young Jun Jeoung, Jong Phil Bak, And Beong Ou Lim. (2010, March 10). Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Inonotus obliquus in Colitis Induced by Dextran Sodium Sulfate. Hindawi. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2010/943516/
- ANTI-DIABETIC EFFECTS: Cong Wang, Zhongqin Chen, Yuxiang Pan, Xudong Gao, Haixia Chen. (2017, October). Anti-diabetic effects of Inonotus obliquus polysaccharides-chromium (III) complex in type 2 diabetic mice and its sub-acute toxicity evaluation in normal mice. ScienceDirect. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691517300078?via%3Dihub
- ANTI-DIABETIC EFFECTS: Wang, C., Chen, Z., Pan, Y., Gao, X., & Chen, H. (2017). Anti-diabetic effects of Inonotus obliquus polysaccharides-chromium (III) complex in type 2 diabetic mice and its sub-acute toxicity evaluation in normal mice. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 108(Pt B), 498–509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2017.01.007