BIORESEARCH UPDATE NEWS LETTER #1 Medici...

  Medicinal Mushrooms  For OPTIMUM HEALTH AND LONGEVITY  Ken Babal, C.N. We all know that vitamin and mineral supplements can augment diets by providing essential nutrients that ward off disease. Likewise, botanicals can help us stay well, and can be used medicinally. There is yet a third category that ranks high for cultivating optimum health and resistance to disease. This is the mushroom category. Mushrooms are members of the fungal family, sometimes referred to as the third kingdom. Being neither plant nor animal, they possess highly unique characteristics that...

Lion’s Mane Mushroom (Hericium eri...

Lion’s Mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) The brain tonic, Go beyond ginkgo. Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) is a mushroom with long cascading tendrils, hence the name. It is also known as “bear’s head,” “monkey’s head,” “hedgehog fungus,” and “Hou Tou Gu” in Chinese. Recent studies support its traditional use for promoting healthy digestive and immune system functions. However, more promising is its ability to stimulate synthesis of the Nerve Growth Factor (NGF), which may protect nerves in the brain...

[#2012-05] Lion’s Mane Wong, Kah-H...

We present a model case study of the activity of aqueous extract of Hericium erinaceus fresh fruit bodies in promoting functional recovery following crush injury to the peroneal nerve in adult female Sprague-Dawley rats. The aim was to explore the possible use of this mushroom in nerve repair. The activities of aqueous extract were compared to activities exhibited by mecobalamin (vitamin B12), which has been widely used in the treatment of peripheral nerve disorders. Analysis of walking track indicated that return of hind limb function and normal toe spreading occurred...

[#2012-04] Lion’s Mane Inanaga, Ka...

The current paper describes the physiological and nootropic actions of Amycenone, which is an activator of brain function that is obtained from extracts of the Yamabushitake (Hericium erinaceum). Kawagishi and his group have studied compounds that are derived from medicinal mushrooms and their use in the treatment of dementia since 1991. They have found that H. erinaceum exerts important bioactivities, including the induction of nerve growth factor (NGF) synthesis, the inhibition of the cytotoxicity of beta-amyloid peptide, and the protection against neuronal cell death...

[#2011-01] Effects of Hericium erinaceus...

Effects of Hericium erinaceus on amyloid β(25-35) peptide-induced learning and memory deficits in mice Koichiro MORI 2I, Yutaro OBARA2, Takahiro MORIYAI, Satoshi INATOMI2, and Norimichi NAKAHATA’ IDepartment of Cellular Signaling, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sen­dai 980-8578 and 2Mushroom Laboratory, 1-lokuto Corporation, 800-8 Shimokomazawa., Nagano 381-0008, Japan ABSTRACT The mushroom Hericium erinaceus ( Lion’s Mane ) has been used as a food and herbal medicine since ancient times in East...

[#2010-03] A Novel Lectin with Antiproli...

A Novel Lectin with Antiproliferative and HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitory Activities from Dried Fruiting Bodies of the Monkey Head Mushroom Hericium erinaceum (Lion’s Mane Mushroom) Yanrui Li,1 Guoqing Zhang, 1 Tzi Bun Ng,2 and Hexiang Wang, 1 ‘ State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University,  China 2 School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong   A lectin designated as Hericium erinaceum agglutinin (HEA) was isolated from dried fruiting...