Maybe Alice in Wonderland was on to something, nibbling on a mushroom to make herself shrink. New research has shown that a liquid extract made from a mushroom used in traditional Asian medicine for ...

A long-term high-fat diet (HFD) exerts lipotoxic effects on multiple organs, particularly the liver, leading to metabolic diseases. This study aimed to delineate the dynamic effects of HFD on lipid ...

According to the research published in Food & Functions recently, a team led by Prof. Huang Qing at the Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Chinese Academy ...

Ganoderma lucidum, known as Yeongji mushroom in Korea, is called a modern-day elixir plant and has long been used medicinally in China, Japan and Korea. Ganoderic acid, an active ingredient found in ...

Herbal medicine is by far one of the most ancient forms of therapy known to mankind, as the use of plants as medicine predates human history and contributes to the birth of modern medicine. Presently, ...

At present, the spores of G. lucidum have been widely used in China as a home remedy for the adjuvant treatment of cancers, and its medical value has been widely recognized, however, its biological ...