The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially

KD Hyde, J Xu, S Rapior, R Jeewon, S Lumyong… - Fungal Diversity, 2019 - Springer
Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …

Herbal medicine: biomolecular and clinical aspects

IFF Benzie, S Wachtel-Galor - 2011 - books.google.com
Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of
complementary or alternative medicine world-wide, this reference reviews and evaluates …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the mysterious caterpillar fungus ophiocordyceps sinensis in DongChongXiaCao (冬蟲夏草dōng chóng xià cǎo) and related bioactive …

HC Lo, C Hsieh, FY Lin, TH Hsu - Journal of traditional and complementary …, 2013 - Elsevier
The caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis (syn.† Cordyceps sinensis), which was
originally used in traditional Tibetan and Chinese medicine, is called either “yartsa gunbu” …

Gut commensal Parabacteroides goldsteinii plays a predominant role in the anti-obesity effects of polysaccharides isolated from Hirsutella sinensis

TR Wu, CS Lin, CJ Chang, TL Lin, J Martel, YF Ko… - Gut, 2019 - gut.bmj.com
Objective The medicinal fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis and its anamorph Hirsutella
sinensis have a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine for their …

Bioactive compounds from mushrooms: Emerging bioresources of food and nutraceuticals

H Kour, D Kour, S Kour, S Singh, SAJ Hashmi… - Food Bioscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Mushrooms have been an indispensable element of the human culture since antiquity and
are cherished all over the globe for their nutritive and therapeutic benefits. Being …

Medicinal mushrooms in prevention and control of diabetes mellitus

DD De Silva, S Rapior, KD Hyde, AH Bahkali - Fungal diversity, 2012 - Springer
Diabetes mellitus is a life-threatening chronic metabolic disease caused by lack of insulin
and/or insulin dysfunction, characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood …

Anti-diabetic effects and mechanisms of dietary polysaccharides

K Ganesan, B Xu - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial, heterogeneous metabolic disorder, causing various
health complications and economic issues, which apparently impacts the human's life …

Cordyceps–a traditional Chinese medicine and another fungal therapeutic biofactory?

RRM Paterson - Phytochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
Traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) are growing in popularity. However, are they
effective? Cordyceps is not studied as systematically for bioactivity as another TCM …

The Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Actions of Cordyceps sinensis

Y Liu, J Wang, W Wang, H Zhang… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cordyceps sinensis, also called DongChongXiaCao (winter worm, summer grass) in
Chinese, is becoming increasingly popular and important in the public and scientific …

Recent advances in Cordyceps sinensis polysaccharides: Mycelial fermentation, isolation, structure, and bioactivities: A review

JK Yan, WQ Wang, JY Wu - Journal of Functional Foods, 2014 - Elsevier
Cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) sinensis, the Chinese caterpillar fungus, is a unique
and precious medicinal fungus in traditional Chinese medicine which has been used as a …