The production of macrofungi (mushrooms) as well as their economic value have been
steadily increasing globally. The use of functional foods, dietary supplements, and traditional …

Throughout history, mushrooms have occupied an inseparable part of the diet in many
countries. Mushrooms are considered a rich source of phytonutrients such as …

Objective The medicinal fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis and its anamorph Hirsutella
sinensis have a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine for their …

Abstract Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been extensively used to ameliorate
diseases in Asia for over thousands of years. However, owing to a lack of formal scientific …

Although fibrosis is a final pathological feature of many chronic diseases, few interventions
are available that specifically target the pathogenesis of fibrosis. Natural products are …

Senescence is a state of cell cycle arrest that plays an important role in embryogenesis,
wound healing and protection against cancer. Senescent cells also accumulate during …

Caloric restriction, intermittent fasting, and exercise activate defensive cellular responses
such as autophagy, DNA repair, and the induction of antioxidant enzymes. These processes …

Drug discovery from natural sources is going through a renaissance, having spent many
decades in the shadow of synthetic molecule drug discovery, despite the fact that natural …

Background The worldwide corona virus disease outbreak, generally known as COVID-19
pandemic outbreak resulted in a major health crisis globally. The morbidity and transmission …

Although India has a well-established and growing economy surrounding synthetic drug
chemistry with an antibiotic base, a large part of the population, especially in forested …