Use of Ganoderma lucidum (Ganodermataceae, Basidiomycota) as Radioprotector

Ganoderma lucidum

Molecular identification of Ganoderma lucidum from Iran

Medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum has been used in East Asia for centuries in order to prevent and treat a variety of diseases such as hepatitis, immunological disorders and cancers. In fact, this fungus contains a vast source of polysaccharides, proteins and secondary metabolites with anti-tumor and immuno-modulatory properties. Up to now, a variety of drug metabolites extracted from G. luc...

Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma neo-japonicum and Grifola frondosa towards rat

Therapeutic potential of Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.)

Mushrooms represent a major and untapped source of potent new pharmaceutical products. The antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antinociceptive, antimutagenic, anticarcinogenic, antitumour, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective and cardioprotective activities of the methanolic extract of Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.) P. Karst. collected from tropical South India were evaluated for the revalidation of its util...

Anticancer and Antibacterial Activity of Ganoderma lucidum

ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 10 (2016) pp. 891-909 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Ganoderma lucidum is considered as one of the richest sources of natural antibiotics and various species of them inhibit the growth of a wide diversity of micro organisms. The pharmacological activities of Ganoderma lucidum, especially its intrinsic immunomodulating and antitumor properties have been w...