From the very beginning of human history the environment has been a major source of medicine. Bioactive compounds produced by organic matter can be used directly as drugs or as lead-compounds for drug development. Alternatively, natural ingredients can be used as a raw powder for preparation or powder.
Herbs have traditionally
Been used as a source of many medical procedures and as a result herbal remedies are an blue meanie mushroom part of traditional medicine based around the world. In contrast, the widespread use of mushrooms in medicine has long been banned in Asian countries. Today, medicinal mushrooms, also known as medicinal mushroom, are also growing in Western and other lands.
- This is emphasized not only by the
- Growing sales of mushroom products
- But also by the increase in the
- Number of scientific papers and
- International conferences in the field
Therapeutic mushrooms can be described as a large fungus, especially high-grade Basidiomycetes, used in the form of extracts or powders to prevent, alleviate, or cure disease and / or for nutritional reasons.
Currently medicinal mushrooms
Are widely used as food additives or active foods. Yet they have the potential to be the real drugs of traditional medicine and / or evidence-based medicine. Evaluation of these potential high-quality products, pre-clinical and medical trials in accordance with regulation, and official approval are required.
The most important mushroom species are Ganoderma lucidum, Coriolus versicolor (L.:Fr.)Quél. (syn. Trametes versicolor [L.:Fr.lasiPilát), Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler, Agaricus brasiliensis Wasser et al., Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc. (Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sung & al.), Grifola frondosa (Dicks.:Fr.)Gray, Hericium erinaceus (Bull.:Fr.)Pers. and others.
Due to the increased traditional
Use of these mushrooms more information about in vitro activities and the mechanism of action and results in animal experiments are available. More information about several chemical elements responsible for pharmacological effects is available. Needless to say, further https://mungus.com into the chemical and chemical sciences and these, so far less commonly tested mushrooms, is urgently needed.
- What is missing is, however, an investigation into the structure-function-relationships
- And potential toxic risks of these mushrooms and their products
- Clinical trials and the appropriate quality conditions for
- Mushroom products and the established methods of their control
We have found 13 research papers in this field showing that mushroom research is still very limited. However, this special issue includes 6 peer-reviewed peer-reviewed papers highlighting blue meanie mushroom new findings regarding the various effects of several medicinal mushroom drugs and their in vitro components, in animal and human studies.
