Studying on Agaricales fungi collected from different parts of Mashhad and its suburbs (Khorasan province), 23 species were identificed. Among these, 18 species, namely, Lepiota cristata, Tricholoma sulphureum, Flammulina velutipes, Armillaria mellea, Pleurotus ostratus, Conocybe lactea, Agrocybe cylindracea, Mycena galopus, Psilocybe crobulus, Hypholoma   fasciculare, Agaricus bitorquis, Pholi...

• Mamma-Carcinoma: Maitake, Shiitake, Coriolus, Reishi, Agaricus • Cervix-Carcinoma/Uterus: Agaricus, Coriolus • Colorectal Carcinoma: Agaricus, Maitake, Hericium • Stomach Carcinoma: Hericium, Coriolus • Leukemia: Cordyceps, Reishi, Maitake, Polyporus, Coriolus • Liver Cancer: Reishi, Maitake, Shiitake, Polyporus, Coriolus • Lung Cancer: Cordyceps, Reishi, Maitake, Polyporus, Coriolus • Lympho...

Ipomoea batatas, Agaricus blazei and Smallanthus sonchifolius are known to favorably influence diabetes mellitus. To clarify their antidiabetic efficacy and hypoglycemic mechanisms, we treated streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats with daily oral feeding of powdered Ipomoea batatas (5 g kg(-1) d(-1)), Agaricus blazei (1 g kg(-1) d(-1)) or Smallanthus sonchifolius (4 g kg(-1) d(-1)) for 2 months....

The present study aimed to clarify the effects of Agaricus brasiliensis KA21 (i.e., Agaricus blazei) mushroom on circulatory function. Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were fed 10% A. blazei-containing pellets (agaricus group) or normal pellets (control group) for 5 weeks from 6 to 11 weeks of age. For Experiment 1, tail blood pressure and heart rate were measured in the conscious SHRs. F...