Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a long-term chronic disease, about 20% of IBD patients
deteriorate to colorectal cancer. Currently, there is no radical cure for IBD. Natural plant …

Background The global crisis caused by the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome
caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, better known as COVID-19, brought the need to improve …

Abstract Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf., as a well-known homology plant of medicine
and food, has the function of replenishing the Qi, strengthening the spleen and tonifying the …

The outbreak of COVID‐19 revealed the vulnerability of commercially available face masks.
Without having antibacterial/antiviral activities, the current masks act only as filtering …

Polysaccharides are well accepted biomaterials that have attracted considerable attention.
Compared with other materials under research, polysaccharides show unique advantages …

Naturally occurring carbohydrate polymers containing non-starch polysaccharides (NPs) are
a class of biomacromolecules isolated from plants, marine algae, and edible mushrooms …

Natural polysaccharides derived from plants, fungi and animals are well known as ideal
functional products with multiple biological activities and few side effects. Among them …

Background The viral infections can be highly contagious and easily transmissible, which
even can lead to a pandemic, like the recent COVID-19 outbreak, causing massive deaths …

The deficiency of chemical-synthesized antiviral drugs when applied in clinical therapy, such
as drug resistance, and the lack of effective antiviral drugs to treat some newly emerging …

Mushrooms are popular due to their rich medicinal and nutritional value. Of the many
characteristics of mushrooms, aroma has received extensive attention and research as a key …