THE WESTERN APPROACH TO MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS

John E Smith(1) and Richard Sullivan(2)

1 Department of Bioscience, University of Strathclyde, 204 George Street, Glasgow G1 1XW, and Chief Scientific Officer, MycoBiotech Ltd., Singapore.
2 Cancer Research UK, PO Box 123, London WC2A 3PX, UK.


ABSTRACT

Extracts of medicinal mushrooms have long been an important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Several purified compounds from medicinal mushrooms are used extensively in the Far East as adjuncts to cancer therapy. The Western regulatory issues with respect to medicinal mushrooms are examined and safety and quality control aspects set out.

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