Immune System Support:
Wasser SP. (2002). Medicinal mushrooms as a source of antitumor and immunomodulating polysaccharides. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 60(3), 258-274.
Anti-Inflammatory Properties:
Youn MJ., et al. (2009). Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) induces G0/G1 arrest and apoptosis in human hepatoma HepG2 cells. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 15(36), 5116-5123.
Wong JY., et al. (2011). Immunomodulatory activities of mushroom sclerotial polysaccharides. Food Hydrocolloids, 25(6), 150-158.
Antioxidant Protection:
Rajewska J., et al. (2014). Chaga mushroom extract inhibits oxidative DNA damage in human lymphocytes as assessed by comet assay. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 23(3), 875-880.
Digestive Health:
Wachtel-Galor S., et al. (2011). Ganoderma lucidum ("Lingzhi"), a Chinese medicinal mushroom: biomarker responses in a controlled human supplementation study. British Journal of Nutrition, 105(3), 397-406.
Royse DJ. (2001). Specialty mushrooms and their cultivation. HortScience, 36(2), 224-228.
Cancer Support:
Lemieszek MK., et al. (2011). Anticancer effects of fraction isolated from fruiting bodies of Chaga medicinal mushroom, Inonotus obliquus (Pers.: Fr.) Pilát (Aphyllophoromycetideae): in vitro studies. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 13(2), 131-143.
