Are mushrooms medicinal?
Meta-analysis / review
Abstract
This critical review evaluates the evidence for the medicinal use of mushrooms including shiitake (Lentinula edodes) and lentinan, cautioning that rigorous controlled trials are needed while acknowledging the pharmacological potential of fungal secondary metabolites.
Referenced for these plants
How to cite
Money, N.P (2016) 'Are mushrooms medicinal?', Fungal Biology, 120(4), pp. 449-453. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2016.01.006
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