Recent research and development of Antrodia cinnamomea

• Published in: Pharmacology & therapeutics (Oxford) Vol. 139; no. 2; pp. 124 - 156
• Main Authors: Lu, Mei-Chin, El-Shazly, Mohamed, Wu, Tung-Ying, Du, Ying-Chi, Chang, Tun-Tschu, Chen, Chieh-Fu, Hsu, Yu-Ming, Lai, Kuei-Hung, Chiu, Ching-Peng, Chang, Fang-Rong, Wu, Yang-Chang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Animals; anti-inflammatory activity; Anti-Inflammatory Agents - pharmacology; Antineoplastic Agents - pharmacology; Antrodia - chemistry; Antrodia - physiology; chemoprevention; Cinnamomum; Complex Mixtures - pharmacology; cytotoxicity; food intoxication; hepatitis; Humans; hypertension; liver; medicinal fungi; molecular cloning; mushrooms; neoplasms; Phylogeny; Protective Agents - pharmacology; quality control; research and development; secondary metabolites; Taiwanofungus camphoratus; traditional medicine

Medicinal mushrooms have attracted much attention recently owing to their potent therapeutic activity, especially as chemopreventive and immunomodulatory agents. Antrodia cinnamomea is a treasured Taiwanese mushroom that has been used by aboriginal tribes for centuries to treat food intoxication and...