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Medicinal Mushrooms & Mental Health

Medicinal Mushrooms & Mental Health (Adult Population)

The CNP Medicinal Mushrooms & Mental Health Research Category consolidates research exploring the interconnected relationship between medicinal mushrooms and mental health. Cassidy Axelrod is CNP's Medicinal Mushrooms and Mental Health contributor and is the lead developer of this research category. To view each original study on the open internet, click “Original.” To view the CNP-written abstract summary, click “CNP Summary.” While only some of the CNP-written abstract summaries are available below for free, all abstract summaries are available to CNP members through the CNP Library Membership.

Anti-inflammatory properties of edible mushrooms: A review

  • Karim Maghraby, M.B.B.Ch, M.Sc, Director
  • 24 October 2021
  • Reviewed By CNP STAFF
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Identification of the antidepressant function of the edible mushroom pleurotus eryngii

  • Karim Maghraby, M.B.B.Ch, M.Sc, Director
  • 24 October 2021
  • Reviewed By CNP STAFF

The focus of this 2021 study was Pleurotus eryngii, an edible mushroom that produces molecules with antidepressant functions. Experts obtained and purified an ethanol extract of the fruiting body of the mushroom. The fraction with the antidepressant function was found using high-performance liquid chromatography. The molecular structure of this fraction was identified as tryptamine. In […]

Influence of short-term consumption of Hericium erinaceus on serum biochemical markers and the changes of the gut microbiota: A pilot study

  • Karim Maghraby, M.B.B.Ch, M.Sc, Director
  • 24 October 2021
  • Reviewed By CNP STAFF

The purpose of this 2021 study was to determine the benefits of consuming the medicinal and edible fungus Hericium erinaceus. Thirteen healthy adults were given H. erinaceus powder as a dietary supplement. Blood chemical indices were measured by routine hematological examination. The researchers then examined the changes in the bacterial communities living in the subjects’ […]

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