Symptom → Plant Sources
Lingzhi (Ganoderma lingzhi) as a tool for helping with Inflammation (general)
inferred from anti-inflammatory action
← Back to Symptom-to-Plant Lookup
Full Lingzhi monograph →All plants for inflammation (general) →
3 sources supporting Lingzhi for Inflammation (general). Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's anti-inflammatory action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (GLP) down-regulated LPS- or amyloid-beta-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines and promoted anti-inflammatory cytokine expression in microglia, and attenuated inflammation-related microglial migration, morphological alterations and phagocytosis, suggesting the neuroprotective function of reishi polysaccharides is achieved through modulation of microglial inflammatory and behavioural responses.
This review summarises Ganoderma lucidum (reishi/lingzhi) polysaccharide as a neuroprotective agent for nervous-system diseases, with liver-protective, immune-regulating, antioxidant, anticancer and antiviral actions.