Scientists have identified lucidenic acid A, one of the bioactive compounds of Ganoderma lucidum, as a potential inhibitor of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) host cell ...

According to the research published in Food & Functions recently, a team led by Prof. Huang Qing at the Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Chinese Academy ...

Background and objectives A long-term high-fat diet (HFD) exerts lipotoxic effects on multiple organs, particularly the liver, leading to metabolic diseases. This study aimed to delineate the dynamic ...

Maybe Alice in Wonderland was on to something, nibbling on a mushroom to make herself shrink. New research has shown that a liquid extract made from a mushroom used in traditional Asian medicine for ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/3807851 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/3807851 Copy URL Morphology of basidiospores and pilocystidia of specimens of Ganoderma colossum, G ...

According to the research published in Food & Functions recently, a team led by Prof. Huang Qing at the Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Chinese Academy ...

Herbal medicine is by far one of the most ancient forms of therapy known to mankind, as the use of plants as medicine predates human history and contributes to the birth of modern medicine. Presently, ...

Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.) P. Karst. is considered as a panacea in Chinese medicine. This mushroom has been reported to have a number of novel biological activities. Our previous investigations have ...

Mention fungi and most people’s minds go to fungal infections like ringworm, Athlete’s foot, Jock itch, Candidiasis etc. But not all fungi are bad; there are some good guys in the family, supplying ...