Medicinal Mushrooms & Mental Health

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.

2020

Prevention of early Alzheimer’s disease by Erinacine A-Enriched Hericium erinaceus Mycelia pilot double-blind placebo-controlled study

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2020

Online survey for patient outcomes on Hericium erinaceous mushroom

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2016

Evaluation of antianxiety potential of four ganoderma (Agaricomycetes) species from India in mice

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2021

Medicinal mushrooms: Bioactive compounds, use, and clinical trials

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2019

Improvement of cognitive functions by oral intake of Hericium erinaceus

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2019

Antidepressant effect of tetragonia tetragonoides (pall.) kuntzeextract on serotonin turnover

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2021

Identification of the antidepressant function of the edible mushroom pleurotus eryngii

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2020

Ganoderma lucidumameliorates neurobehavioral changes and oxidative stress induced by ethanol binge drinking

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2016

Griflola frondosa (GF) produces significant antidepressant effects involving AMPA receptor activation in mice

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2021

CNS anti-depressant, anxiolytic and analgesic effects of ganoderma applanatum (mushroom) along with ligand-receptor binding screening provide new insights: Multi- disciplinary approaches

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2013

Antidepressant-like effects of a water-soluble extract from the culture medium of Ganoderma lucidum mycelia in rats

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2013

Neuronal health – can culinary and medicinal mushrooms help?

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2018

Neurohealth properties of Hericium erinaceus Mycelia enriched with Erinacines

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2010

Reduction of depression and anxiety by 4 weeks Hericium erinaceus intake

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2021

Neuroprotective metabolites of Hericium erinaceus promote neuro-healthy aging

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2019

Hericium erinaceus improves mood and sleep disorders in patients affected by overweight or obesity: Could circulating pro-BDNF and BDNF be potential biomarkers?

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2018

Hericium erinaceus extract reduces anxiety and depressive behaviors by promoting hippocampal neurogenesis in the adult mouse brain

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2020

Neuroprotective effects of Hericium erinaceus (Bull.: Fr.) Pers. against high-dose corticosterone-induced oxidative stress in PC-12 cells

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2021

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

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2019

Therapeutic potential of hericium erinaceus for depressive disorder

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2018

Anti-inflammatory properties of edible mushrooms: A review

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2017

Antifatigue functions and mechanisms of edible and medicinal mushrooms

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2021

Mushroom intake and depression: A population-based study using data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2005-2016.

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