Culinary-medicinal mushrooms: Must action be taken?

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-286

  Van Griensven, Leo J L D ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agaricus brasiliensis; Aging; Antioxidant activity; Antitumor; Atherosclerosis; Autoimmune disease; Beta glucans; Chronic hepatitis; Edible mushrooms; LDL cholesterol; Medicinal mushrooms; Mushroom extracts; Mushroom derived compounds; NF B; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MUSHROOM EXTRACT; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; SELENIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGARICUS BRASILIENSIS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORDYCEPS; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; LENTINUS EDODES; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PHELLINUS LINTEUS; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR; VEGETARIAN DIET;

AGARICUS BRASILIENSIS; BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 70349912444     PISSN: 15219437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v11.i3.70     Document Type: Review

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