In traditional Chinese medicine Hericium (Lion's Mane)
has considered a medicinal mushroom and a study on rats
showed that some compounds in the mushroom, have antioxidant
effects, regulate blood lipid (cholesterol) levels and
reduce blood glucose levels.
Modern medical research studies on Lions Mane have shown
it to have therapeutic effect in: inflammation, immune
stimulating, anti-tumoral, stomach cancer and antimicrobial
against Aspergillus and Candida applications.
Although recent research on Lion’s Mane supplement
has focused on its powerful effect on healing nerve tissue,
in Traditional Chinese Medicine Lion's Mane Mushroom was
used primarily for stomach conditions and cancers of the
digestive organs. Ying reports that pills of this mushroom
are used in the treatment of gastric and esophageal carcinoma.
Modern studies have affirmed the validity of traditional
applications of Hericium /Lions Mane. Studies reported
positive findings in the treatment of atrophic gastritis.
Also Lion's Mane has an ameliorating effect on hepatoma
(a tumor of the liver) with an increased life expectancy
for treated patients.
The Anti-Dementia effect of Lion's Mane mushroom and
its clinical application.
Japanese scientists found Lion's Mane/ Hericium anti-dementia
properties. Their research has demonstrated that the mushroom:
* A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial showed improved
cognitive ability
* Stimulated nerve growth factor in an in vitro experiment
with human astrocytoma cells
* Stimulated nerve cells
* Stimulated myelination in an in vitro experiment.
Scientific research on components of Lion's Mane mushroom
(Hericium erinaceum) and their biological activities in
cell culture is a case where positive antidementia results
in the laboratory have been confirmed by analogous results
in human use.
The mushroom stimulates nerve and myelin regeneration,
which may be beneficial in many neurological conditions.
Paul Stamets - medicinal mushroom expert, suggests Hericium
potential application in conditions such as Alzheimer's,
dementia, multiple sclerosis and muscular dystrophy.
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References:
* Kawagishi, H. et al. Chromans, Hericenones F, G, and
H from the mushroom Hericium erinaceum. Phytochemistry.
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* Furukawa, S. et al. Biological Significance of Nerve
Growth Factor and its Syntheses-Promoting Agent. Chemistry
and Biology. 1991; 29. (In Japanese) *Kawagishi, H. et
al. Hericenones C, D, and E, stimulators of Nerve Growth
Factor synthesis, from the mushroom Hericium erinaceum.
Tetrahedron Lett. 1991; 32, 4361-4564.
* Hypoglycemic effect of extract of Hericium erinaceus
Park YS, Lee HS, Won MH, Lee JH, Lee SY, Lee HY (September
2002). *"Effect of an exo-polysaccharide from the
culture broth of Hericium erinaceus on enhancement of
growth and differentiation of rat adrenal nerve cells".
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* Mori K, Inatomi S, Ouchi K, Azumi Y, Tuchida T (March
2009). "Improving effects of the mushroom Yamabushitake
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* Kolotushkina EV, Moldavan MG, Voronin KY, Skibo GG (2003).
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