Ethnomedicinal uses, pharmacological activities, and cultivation of Lignosus spp. (tigeŕs milk mushrooms) in Malaysia - A review

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 169, Issue , 2015, Pages 441-458

  Lau, Beng Fye ^a   Abdullah, Noorlidah ^a   Aminudin, Norhaniza ^a   Lee, Hong Boon ^b   Tan, Pei Jean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c CANCER RESEARCH INITIATIVES FOUNDATION   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cendawan susu rimau; Hurulingzhi; Lignosus rhinocerotis; Medicinal mushrooms; Polypores; Sclerotium; Tige s milk fungus

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL EXTRACT; LIGNOSUS RHINOCEROTIS EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOPROSPECTING; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; FERMENTATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALAYSIA; MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCELIUM; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; TAXONOMY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VALIDATION STUDY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYTOTHERAPY; POLYPORACEAE; PROCEDURES;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; MYCELIUM (GENUS); PLATANISTA; POLYPORUS; SCLEROTIUM (ASCOMYCOTA);

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; POLYPORACEAE;

EID: 84930503671     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.04.042     Document Type: Review

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