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Preventive and Therapeutic Effect of Ganoderma (Lingzhi) on Liver Injury

Part of the Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology book series (AEMB,volume 1182)

Abstract

Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum, Lingzhi) has a wide range of hepatoprotective effects. Its bioactive substances include triterpenoids, polysaccharides, sterols, steroids, peptides, and other bioactive ingredients. Based on our research and other references, this chapter discusses the hepatoprotective effects of G. lucidum in different liver diseases, including hepatocellular carcinoma, nonalcoholic liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis B, inflammation, fibrosis, and toxicant-induced liver injury. The liver protective mechanisms of G. lucidum vary from diseases to diseases. This chapter will summarize the hepatoprotective effects of G. lucidum on different liver injury and their clinical applications.

Keywords

  • Ganoderma
  • Lingzhi
  • Polysaccharides
  • Triterpenes
  • Liver injury

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Research in the authors’ laboratory is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China grants 81620108029, 81330074, 81261160507, 81974083, and 81170632, Beijing National Natural Science Foundation grant 7172113, and 111 project.

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Qiu, Z., Zhong, D., Yang, B. (2019). Preventive and Therapeutic Effect of Ganoderma (Lingzhi) on Liver Injury. In: Lin, Z., Yang, B. (eds) Ganoderma and Health. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1182. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9421-9_9

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