Symptom → Plant Sources
Lingzhi (Ganoderma lingzhi) as a tool for helping with Immune support
3 sources supporting Lingzhi for Immune support. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's immunomodulator / immune support action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
This review summarises the anticancer activity of Ganoderma lucidum (reishi/lingzhi) polysaccharides through immunomodulatory, anti-proliferative, pro-apoptotic, anti-metastatic and anti-angiogenic effects.
This review summarises the antioxidant, immunomodulatory, antineurodegenerative and antidiabetic activities of Ganoderma lucidum (reishi/lingzhi) polysaccharides.
This review covers over 40 years of clinical use of Ganoderma lucidum (lingzhi) polysaccharide in China for neurosis, myopathy and as adjunct cancer-chemotherapy support, summarising its antioxidant, antitumour, immunomodulatory and hypoglycemic mechanisms.
This review describes how Ganoderma lucidum (reishi/lingzhi) polysaccharides mediate anti-tumour activity through immunomodulatory, anti-angiogenic and cytotoxic effects on immune and tumour cells.
This review summarises the biological effects of Ganoderma lucidum (reishi/lingzhi) on signalling molecules and pathways, with its polysaccharides providing immunostimulatory and anticancer effects and its triterpenes other therapeutic actions.