The Health Benefits of Reishi Mushroom
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Reishi mushrooms have proven anti-cancer properties. Ganoderma lucidum activates the immune cells production. Different kinds of ganoderic acids that have been isolated from this fungus are cytotoxic to cancer cells, including those that are resistant to chemotherapeutic drugs.

While ganoderic cells are not toxic to normal human cells, they reverse the drug resistance in the tumor cells and increase the clinical efficacy of the treatment.

Reishi has been proven to strengthen the cardiovascular system, improve circulation, lower blood pressure, and promote heart health, thus warding off hypertension, and range of other cardiovascular disorders.

Triterpenes help the body combat stress, fatigue, and depression

The calming and balancing of Reishi mushroom are another remarkable quality of triterpenes, making this fungus an effective natural antidepressant.

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Advances in Biological Chemistry, 2020, 10, 55-65

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Apr. 23, 2020 55 Advances in Biological Chemistry

The Pharmacological Effects of Triterpenoids from Ganoderma lucidum and the Regulation of

Its Biosynthesis

Siye Chen Molecular Plant Breeding and Pathology Cluster, Plant Science Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708PB, The Netherlands

Ganoderma lucidum is a wildly used medicinal mushroom and has been used in East Asia because of its health-benefit effects.

1. lucidum contains various compounds with different biological activities, which include anti-tumor, anti-viral, and anti-malaria effect. Ganoderic acid (GA) is a triterpenoid from G. lucidum.

 The biosynthesis of GA in G. lucidum is induced by stressors including various elicitors or signaling molecules, and artificially placing elicitors would enhance GA production. In this paper, bioactivities and potential applications of GAs would be focused, and the elicitation strategies for GA production are also highlighted based on the fundamental role of ROS, JA,

Ca2+ and NO, which would shed light to developing a novel approach to manipulating the biosynthesis of GA in the future.

Ganoderma lucidum is a wildly used medicinal mushroom and has been used in East Asia because of its health-benefit effects.