Identification of the antidepressant function of the edible mushroom pleurotus eryngii

This 2018 review covers the topic of edible mushrooms and explains the potential implications of their anti-inflammatory properties. Mushrooms have been commonly used for thousands of years, and modern research has confirmed the therapeutic potential of some traditionally used mushroom species. There are many mushroom components with anti-inflammatory effects, including polysaccharides, phenolic and indolic compounds, […]

In this 2021 trial, healthy and frail mice were both given a 2-month supplementation of H. erinaceus extracts. The plan was to analyze the effect of this extract on locomotor frailty and on the cerebellum (structure at the back of the brain) of the mice. Scientists compared the movements of the frail mice with the […]