1. A Review: The Bioactivities and Pharmacological Applications of Phellinus linteus
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Lingchuan Xu, Tan Huiying, Hua Zhang, Qian Liu, Xiao-hua Zheng, Chen Wenhua, and Yuhong Liu
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Antifungal ,medicine.drug_class ,Propanols ,pharmacological applications ,polysaccharides ,Anti-Inflammatory Agents ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Traditional Chinese medicine ,Review ,Protective Agents ,Antioxidants ,Analytical Chemistry ,lcsh:QD241-441 ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medicinal mushroom ,Triterpenoid ,lcsh:Organic chemistry ,Anti-Infective Agents ,Drug Discovery ,medicine ,Asian country ,Humans ,Immunologic Factors ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,polyphenols ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,Biological Products ,biology ,Traditional medicine ,Molecular Structure ,Terpenes ,Basidiomycota ,Organic Chemistry ,Phellinus linteus ,biological activities ,Fungal Polysaccharides ,biology.organism_classification ,Chemistry (miscellaneous) ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Molecular Medicine ,Agaricales - Abstract
Phellinus linteus is a popular medicinal mushroom that is widely used in China, Korea, Japan, and other Asian countries. P. linteus comprises various bioactive components, such as polysaccharides, triterpenoids, phenylpropanoids, and furans, and has proven to be an effective therapeutic agent in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment and the prevention of various diseases. A number of studies have reported that P. linteus possesses many biological activities useful for pharmacological applications, including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antioxidative, and antifungal activities, as well as antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, and neuroprotective effects. This review article briefly presents the recent progress made in understanding the bioactive components, biological activities, pharmacological applications, safety, and prospects of P. linteus, and provides helpful references and promising directions for further studies of P. linteus.
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- 2019