MUSHROOMS

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Research

As research progresses, we continue to gain more insight into the medicinal value of mushrooms. Here is a selection of some of the most prominent and fascinating publications.

May 17, 2019

Consuming Lentinula edodes (Shiitake) Mushrooms Daily Improves Human Immunity: A Randomized Dietary

Abstract Mushrooms are widely cited for their medicinal qualities, yet very few human intervention studies have been done using contempor...

May 16, 2019

Chaga use in Cancer care

Abstract Human studies on the anticancer and immunostimulating effects of chaga mushroom are needed. Chaga mushroom is found in several a...

May 16, 2019

A Review of Mushrooms as a Potential Source of Dietary Vitamin D

Abstract When commonly consumed mushroom species are exposed to a source of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, such as sunlight or a UV lamp, th...

May 12, 2019

Pleurotus ostreatus inhibits proliferation of human breast and colon cancer cells

Abstract In spite of the global consumption of mushrooms, only two epidemiological studies demonstrated an inverse correlation between mu...

Mar 16, 2019

Neural Health – Can Culinary and Medicinal Mushrooms Help?

Abstract Hericium erinaceus a culinary and medicinal mushroom is a well established candidate for brain and nerve health. Ganoderma lucid...