Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus)[1]
Healing Properties
Antioxidant
Anticancer
Antitumor activity. Effective against certain forms of cancers like breast, lung, and stomach cancers.[2]
Immunomodulation
Promotes homeostasis in the immune system.
Gut Health
Helps regulate gut microbiota composition and diversity to a healthy profile.[3]
Disease / Symptom Treatment
Cancer
Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Chronic Pancreatitis
Title: Anticancer and other therapeutic relevance of mushroom polysaccharides: A holistic appraisal
Author(s): Damini Kothari, Seema Patel, Soo-Ki Kim
Institution(s): Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; San Diego State University, San Diego, USA
Publication: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
Date: September 2018 ↩︎Title: A Critical Review on the Health Promoting Effects of Mushrooms Nutraceuticals
Author(s): Gaoxing Ma, Yang Wenjian, Zhao Liyan, Pei Fei, Fang Donglu, Hu Qiuhui
Institution(s): Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Publication: Food Science and Human Wellness
Date: 19 June 2018 ↩︎Title: Inonotus obliquus polysaccharide regulates gut microbiota of chronic pancreatitis in mice
Author(s): Yang Hu, Chunying Teng, Sumei Yu, Xin Wang, Jinsong Liang, Xin Bai, Liying Dong, Tao Song, Min Yu, and Juanjuan Qu
Institution(s): Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
Publication: AMB Express
Date: 2017 Feb 14 ↩︎