Khan Md Asaduzzaman, Tania Mousumi, Liu Rui, Rahman Mohammad Mijanur
Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Hunan 410013, China.
J Complement Integr Med. 2013 May 24;10:/j/jcim.2013.10.issue-1/jcim-2013-0001/jcim-2013-0001.xml. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2013-0001.
Mushrooms are considered as nutritionally functional foods and source of physiologically beneficial medicines. Hericium erinaceus, also known as Lion's Mane Mushroom or Hedgehog Mushroom, is an edible fungus, which has a long history of usage in traditional Chinese medicine. This mushroom is rich in some physiologically important components, especially β-glucan polysaccharides, which are responsible for anti-cancer, immuno-modulating, hypolipidemic, antioxidant and neuro-protective activities of this mushroom. H. erinaceus has also been reported to have anti-microbial, anti-hypertensive, anti-diabetic, wound healing properties among other therapeutic potentials. This review article has overviewed the recent advances in the research and study on H. erinaceus and discussed the potential health beneficial activities of this mushroom, with the recognition of bioactive compounds responsible for these medicinal properties.
蘑菇被视为具有营养功能的食品和具有生理益处的药物来源。猴头菇，也被称为猴头菌或刺猬菇，是一种可食用真菌，在传统中药中有着悠久的使用历史。这种蘑菇富含一些对生理重要的成分，特别是β-葡聚糖多糖，这些多糖赋予了该蘑菇抗癌、免疫调节、降血脂、抗氧化和神经保护活性。据报道，猴头菇还具有抗菌、抗高血压、抗糖尿病、伤口愈合等其他治疗潜力。这篇综述文章概述了猴头菇研究的最新进展，并讨论了这种蘑菇潜在的有益健康活性，同时确认了赋予这些药用特性的生物活性化合物。
