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Mushrooms as medicine

We help brands develop wellness supplements from mushrooms

Large growing market

Far East traditional medicines have included medicinal mushrooms for millennia in potential therapeutic applications including immunity modulation, sports and fitness, and mental clarity. And now, the western world has started paying closer attention. Largely available as dietary supplements in the form of capsules or tablets, such mushrooms are increasingly getting acceptance as beneficial botanicals.

According to 360MarketUpdates, the global medicinal mushroom market is expected to reach $84 billion by 2026 with the bulk of the 7.6% CAGR driven by North American and European consumer demand.  

Applications of Mushroom nutraceuticals

Asian medicinal uses have amply proven the efficacy of certain mushrooms for their medicinal properties including such as increasing resistance to diseases and causing regression in disease state. 

As researchers dig in, more novel discoveries are constantly revealing the unfolding benefits that mushrooms provide our organs – brain, nervous system, immune defense, sugar control, cholesterol and mental wellness.

Well-known and proven medicinal benefits

For the nutraceutical uses, the following table attempts to show the impact of the well known species that is backed by scientific research internationally. 

Mushroom species

Compound

Biological property

Agaricus blazei

Ergosterol derivatives

Uterus cervical cancer, He La and hepatoma cells

Armillariella tabescens

Armillarisia A

Increase secretion of bile

Coriolus versicolor

Ergosterol derivatives

Uterus cervical cancer, He La and hepatoma cells

Flammulina velutipes

Protein

Cardiotonic

Ganoderma lucidum

Adenosin, guanosin

Antithrombolytic

Ganoderma lucidum

Organic germanium

Pain reducer during final stages of cancer

Ganoderma lucidum

Two polysaccharide – protein complexes

Hypoglycemic activity

Ganoderma lucidum

Triterpenoids

Hypotensive

Ganoderma lucidum

Heterogalactan – protein complex

Anti-inflammatory and antiallergic

Hericium erinaceus

Hericenones

Synthesis of nerve growth factor

Lentinus edodes

Adenine derivatives

Hypocholesterolemic

Lentinus edodes

RNA from the spores

Antiviral (influenza infection)

Marasmius androsaceus

Marasmic acid

Analgesic, sedative effect

Polyporus confluens

Polysaccharide

Peptic ulcers

Volvariella volvacea

Protein

Cardiotonic

Various mushroom species

Lectins

Agglutination of erythrocytes/precipitation of polysaccharide

Various mushroom species

Eritadenine, grifolin, neogrifolin

Reduction in cholesterol/neutral fat

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