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.
This 2018 review takes a closer look at erinacine A, the only active compound in Hericium erinaceus that has shown pharmacological activity in the central nervous system in rats. Hericium erinaceus is an edible and medicinal mushroom capable of promoting positive brain and nerve activity. The aim of this review was to summarize the available data on the neurohealth properties of H. erinaceus mycelia enriched with erinacines. The information covered here may contribute to future research evaluating the therapeutic roles of these mycelia. Furthermore, Li et al. discusses the safety of consuming these medicinal mushrooms. It may be challenging to translate the results of in vivo studies into clinical situations, but the inclusion of H. erinaceus mycelia enriched with erinacines in daily meals has demonstrated the ability to improve cases of depression, ischemic stroke, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease.
Prevention of early Alzheimer’s disease by Erinacine A-Enriched Hericium erinaceus Mycelia pilot double-blind placebo-controlled study
Evaluation of antianxiety potential of four ganoderma (Agaricomycetes) species from India in mice
Antidepressant effect of tetragonia tetragonoides (pall.) kuntzeextract on serotonin turnover
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Identification of the antidepressant function of the edible mushroom pleurotus eryngii
Ganoderma lucidumameliorates neurobehavioral changes and oxidative stress induced by ethanol binge drinking
Griflola frondosa (GF) produces significant antidepressant effects involving AMPA receptor activation in mice