Medicinal Mushrooms: magic medicine, or waste of money?
Medicinal shrooms have some pretty tall claims floating about these days. Not to be confused with the magical kind, medicinal mushrooms are said to improve cognition, focus and even come with a few cancer-curing claims.
As always, we roll our eyes, take a deep breath and look at the science. Tune into this episode to learn whether these hopeful medical claims carry fact or are total fiction!
Have questions / comments? Come stalk us on Social Media!Podcast: @wellnessfactorfictionSal: @thefitfoodieblogShauna: @shaunashauna_
REFERENCES:Review Are mushrooms medicinal? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878614616000180#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20scientific%20evidence,in%20the%20treatment%20of%20disease.&text=Claims%20about%20the%20miraculous%20properties%20of%20medicinal%20mushrooms%20should%20be%20evaluated%20critically.&text=Secondary%20metabolites%20with%20useful%20pharmacological%20properties%20may%20be%20widespread%20in%20mushrooms
Immune Modulation From Five Major Mushrooms: Application to Integrative Oncology https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684115/
Beneficial effects of protein-bound polysaccharide K plus tegafur/uracil in patients with stage II or III colorectal cancer: analysis of immunological parameters.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16525672/ PMID: 16525672
Anti-Tumor Effects of Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) in Inflammatory Breast Cancer in In Vivo and In Vitro Models. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585368/= PMID: 23468988
Neurotrophic properties of the Lion's mane medicinal mushroom, Hericium erinaceus (Higher Basidiomycetes) from Malaysia https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24266378/PMID: 24266378
As always, we roll our eyes, take a deep breath and look at the science. Tune into this episode to learn whether these hopeful medical claims carry fact or are total fiction!
- do mushrooms actually reduce inflammation?
- can they slow tumour growth?
- which ones are the best for brain function?
- known adverse reactions
- Shauna's terrible experience taking medicinal mushrooms
Have questions / comments? Come stalk us on Social Media!Podcast: @wellnessfactorfictionSal: @thefitfoodieblogShauna: @shaunashauna_
REFERENCES:Review Are mushrooms medicinal? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878614616000180#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20scientific%20evidence,in%20the%20treatment%20of%20disease.&text=Claims%20about%20the%20miraculous%20properties%20of%20medicinal%20mushrooms%20should%20be%20evaluated%20critically.&text=Secondary%20metabolites%20with%20useful%20pharmacological%20properties%20may%20be%20widespread%20in%20mushrooms
Immune Modulation From Five Major Mushrooms: Application to Integrative Oncology https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684115/
Beneficial effects of protein-bound polysaccharide K plus tegafur/uracil in patients with stage II or III colorectal cancer: analysis of immunological parameters.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16525672/ PMID: 16525672
Anti-Tumor Effects of Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) in Inflammatory Breast Cancer in In Vivo and In Vitro Models. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585368/= PMID: 23468988
Neurotrophic properties of the Lion's mane medicinal mushroom, Hericium erinaceus (Higher Basidiomycetes) from Malaysia https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24266378/PMID: 24266378
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