Tangtang He, 1 , 2 , 3 Pengfei Sun, 1 , 3 Bo Liu, 1 , 3 Shiwei Wan, 1 , 2 , 3 Penghua Fang, 2 , 3 Jun Chen, 4 Guicheng Huang, 1 , 3 , * and Wen Min Keywords: diabetic wound ulcer, Puffball spores, oxidative stress, wound healing, angiogenesis Abstract Persistent chronic oxidative stress is a primary pathogenic characteristics of diabetic foot ulcers. Puffball spores are a traditional Chinese medicine used...

Mendel FriedmanCharles Brennan, Academic Editor Abstract More than 2000 species of edible and/or medicinal mushrooms have been identified to date, many of which are widely consumed, stimulating much research on their health-promoting properties. These properties are associated with bioactive compounds produced by the mushrooms, including polysaccharides. Although β-glucans (homopolysaccharides) are believed...

Jelena Aramabašić Jovanović,* Mirjana Mihailović, Aleksandra Uskoković, Nevena Grdović, Svetlana Dinić, and Melita Vidaković Abstract Diabetes mellitus is a life-threatening multifactorial metabolic disorder characterized by high level of glucose in the blood. Diabetes and its chronic complications have a significant impact on human life, health systems, and countries’ economies. Currently, there are many commercial hypoglycemic...

Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on November 06, 2020 Reishi mushrooms are large, shiny-looking mushrooms native to Asia. They have a long history in traditional Eastern medicine, believed to promote long-term health and longevity. Texts documenting ancient Chinese medicine praise reishi mushrooms for their ability to: Strengthen heart function Increase memory  Detoxify the body Over...