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Functional Components from the Liquid Fermentation of Edible and Medicinal Fungi and Their Food Applications in China

June 16, 2023June 16, 2023Ijaz

Functional raw materials rich in various effective nutrients and active ingredients that are of stable quality can be obtained from the liquid fermentation of edible and medicinal fungi. In this review, we systematically summarize the main findings of this comparative study that compared the components and efficacy of liquid fermented products from edible and medicinal […]

Development of Mushroom-Based Cosmeceutical Formulations with Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Tyrosinase, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Properties

June 16, 2023June 16, 2023Ijaz

The cosmetic industry is in a constant search for natural compounds or extracts with relevant bioactive properties, which became valuable ingredients to design cosmeceutical formulations. Mushrooms have been markedly studied in terms of nutritional value and medicinal properties. However, there is still slow progress in the biotechnological application of mushroom extracts in cosmetic formulations, either […]

Extract of Ganoderma lucidum prolongs sleep time in rats

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022Ijaz

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance: Ganoderma lucidum (Ling Zhi) is a basidiomycete white-rot macrofungus that has been used as a tranquilizing agent (i.e., An-Shen effect) for the treatment of restlessness, insomnia, and palpitation in China for hundreds of years. Aim of the study: The present study aimed to investigate whether Ganoderma lucidum extract (GLE) influences the sleep of freely […]

High blood pressure

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022Ijaz

Signs and Symptoms Most people do not know they have high blood pressure because they have no symptoms. Rarely, some people may have a mild headache when their blood pressure is high. Advanced cases of hypertension may cause these symptoms: Severe headache Confusion Nausea Visual disturbances Seizure Causes There are two major types of high […]

Chemical, biochemical, preclinical and clinical studies of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide as an approved drug for treating myopathy and other diseases in China

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022Ijaz

Ganoderma lucidum is an edible medicinal mushroom known as “Lingzhi” in China and “Reishi or Manetake” in Japan. It is a highly prized vitality‐enhancing herb for more than 2000 years. G. lucidum polysaccharide (GLPS) has been identified as one of the major bioactive components and developed into a drug named “Ji 731 Injection” in China since 1973. The large‐scale production […]

Probing Lingzhi or Reishi medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (higher Basidiomycetes): a bitter mushroom with amazing health benefits

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022Ijaz

Abstract Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi or Reishi) is known as a bitter mushroom with remarkable health benefits. The active constituents found in mushrooms include polysaccharides, dietary fibers, oligosaccharides, triterpenoids, peptides and proteins, alcohols and phenols, mineral elements (such as zinc, copper, iodine, selenium, and iron), vitamins, and amino acids. The bioactive components found in the G. […]

The antifungal effects of alcoholic extract of Ganoderma lucidum on candida isolates

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022Ijaz

Abstract Introduction: Candidiasis is a common fungal infection caused by various species of the Candida. Candida albicans is the most important etiologic agent of candidiasis which includes about 60%-75% of this disease. The extent of fungal opportunistic infections in susceptible individuals on one hand and increasing drug resistance on the other hand, leads to the […]

Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum (Agaricomycetes), Inhibits Candida Biofilms: A Metabolomic Approach

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022Ijaz

Abstract This article presents a comparative gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomic analysis of mycelia and fruiting bodies of the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum. Three aqueous extracts-mycelia, fruiting bodies, and a mixture of them-and their sequential fractions (methanolic and ethyl acetate), prepared using an accelerated solvent extractor, were characterized by GC-MS to determine volatile organic […]

Suppression of inflammatory and allergic responses by pharmacologically potent fungus Ganoderma lucidum

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022Ijaz

Abstract Acute inflammation is the result of a complex signal transduction pathway that protects and heals our body and is necessary for our good health and normal wellbeing. Whereas, chronic inflammation can be correlated well with the onset of a plethora of autoimmune disorders; rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus and polymyalgia, rheumatic and other diseases like […]

Cordyceps Polysaccharides

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022Ijaz

Abstract Cordyceps, parasitic fungi grown on the larva of caterpillar, is a unique and precious edible and medicinal herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and has long been used in traditional therapies. Polysaccharide, one of the bioactive constitutents of Cordyceps, exhibits a wide range of bioactivities. In recent years, with the development of agamotype and submerged […]