Comparative table of some medicinal mushroom and their biological effect

Zhang, Jinsong, Medicinal Fungi. International training workshop on edible &medicinal mushroom production technology. 2009

 


Cordyceps sinensis

Ganoderma lucidum

Grifola frondosa

Lentinula edodes

Poria cocos

Tremella fuciformis

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Anti-tumor

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Anti-viral

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Asthma/ Bronchitis Relief

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Cardio-vascular

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Lowers Cholesterol

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Diabetes/ blood sugar control


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Hypertension

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Immune Enhancer

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Kidney tonic

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Increase Libido

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Liver/Hepatitis

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Stress Reduction

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To learn more about Ganoderma in the Philippines and its roots to Chinese Culture, please read Lingzhi Literature >> Book of Mountain and the Seas