Nutritional Profile and Health Benefits of Ganoderma lucidum “Lingzhi, Reishi, or Mannentake” as Functional Foods: Current Scenario and Future Perspectives

AF El Sheikha - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ganoderma lucidum has a long history of medicinal uses in the Far East countries of more
than 2000 years due to its healing properties. Recently, G. lucidum has come under …

Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) an edible mushroom; a comprehensive and critical review of its nutritional, cosmeceutical, mycochemical, pharmacological, clinical, and …

R Ahmad, M Riaz, A Khan, A Aljamea… - Phytotherapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reishi owes an exceptional value in nutritional, cosmeceutical, and medical treatments;
however, none of the studies has provided its future‐driven critical assessment. This study …

A review of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides: Health benefit, structure–activity relationship, modification, and nanoparticle encapsulation

F Kou, Y Ge, W Wang, Y Mei, L Cao, X Wei… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides possess unique functional properties. Various
processing technologies have been used to produce and modify G. lucidum …

Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides as an anti-cancer agent

D Sohretoglu, S Huang - Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
The mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum) has been used for centuries in Asian
countries to treat various diseases and to promote health and longevity. Clinical studies …

Immunomodulatory functional foods and their molecular mechanisms

JH Kim, DH Kim, S Jo, MJ Cho, YR Cho… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2022 - nature.com
The immune system comprises a complex group of processes that provide defense against
diverse pathogens. These defenses can be divided into innate and adaptive immunity, in …

Therapeutic potential and nutritional significance of Ganoderma lucidum–a comprehensive review from 2010 to 2022

MS Swallah, P Bondzie-Quaye, Y Wu… - Food & function, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
With a long history in traditional Asian medicine, Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum) is a
mushroom species suggested to improve health and extend life. Its medicinal reputation has …

Ganoderma: A Cancer Immunotherapy Review

Y Cao, X Xu, S Liu, L Huang, J Gu - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Ganoderma is a significant source of natural fungal medicines and has been used for the
treatment of various diseases for many years. However, the use of Ganoderma in cancer …

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

P Zeng, Z Guo, X Zeng, C Hao, Y Zhang… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Immune modulation from five major mushrooms: application to integrative oncology

AG Guggenheim, KM Wright… - Integrative Medicine: A …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review discusses the immunological roles of 5 major mushrooms in oncology: Agaricus
blazei, Cordyceps sinensis, Grifola frondosa, Ganoderma lucidum, and Trametes versicolor …

Structural characterization and immuno-enhancing activity of a highly branched water-soluble β-glucan from the spores of Ganoderma lucidum

Y Wang, Y Liu, H Yu, S Zhou, Z Zhang, D Wu… - Carbohydrate …, 2017 - Elsevier
A water soluble β-glucan (GLSWA-I) with a weight average molecular weight∼ 1.57× 10 5
g/mol, isolated from the aqueous extract of the broken cellular wall Ganoderma lucidum …