Anti-Inflammatory Triterpenoids from Mysterious Mushroom Ganoderma Lucidum and Their Potential Possibility in Modern Medicine

Ganoderma lucidum, a mushroom long used in the East for a broad range of disorders, contains numerous pharmacologically active compounds. Very important of them are highly oxygenated anti-inflammatory triterpenes, which are the aim of this mini-review.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Acta Medica
Main Author:	Jiří Patočka
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Karolinum Press 1999-01-01
Subjects:	Ganoderma lucidum Mushroom Anti-inflammatory triterpenoids Alzheiemer’s disease
Online Access:	https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/42/4/0123/

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