Ganoderma and Health
Pharmacology and Clinical Application
Editors: Lin, Zhibin, Yang, Baoxue (Eds.)
Free Preview- Presenting a state-of-the-art report on recent advances concerning Ganoderma
- Focusing on advances made over the past 20 years in the pharmacology and clinical applications of Ganoderma
- Offering new insights into development and clinical application of Ganoderma and related products
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This book presents a state-of-the-art report on recent advances concerning Ganoderma and where the field is going. Although some older work is also cited, the main focus is on advances made over the past 20 years in the pharmacology and clinical applications of Ganoderma.
Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi) has been used as a traditional medicine in Asian countries to maintain health and to treat diseases for more than two thousand years. Recently, its value has been demonstrated in preventing and treating certain diseases, such as tumors, liver disorders, renal injury, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, cerebral ischemia reperfusion, bronchitis etc. In addition, laboratory and clinical studies have confirmed that the chemical components of Ganoderma, such as Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide peptides and triterpenes isolated from the fruiting body of Ganoderma lucidum, produce diverse pharmacological effects. Ganoderma and its components play an important part in antioxidant stress, radical-scavenging, immunomodulation, and intracellular signaling regulation, and accordingly warrant further study. This book systematically reviews the latest advances in our understanding of pharmacology and clinical applications of Ganoderma, and offers researchers and graduate students valuable new insights into the pharmacology and clinical applications of Ganoderma and related products. - About the authors
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Dr. Zhibin Lin is a Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Peking University. He is also the honorary President of the Chinese Pharmacological Society, Senior Counsellor of the China Edible Fungi Association, and Councilor of the Southeast Asia Pacific Regional Federation of Pharmacologists. Prof. Lin has been engaged in pharmacological research on Ganoderma for more than 40 years, and has also has been involved in the research, development and clinical applications of various Ganoderma products. He has published more than 100 research articles on the topic.
Dr. Baoxue Yang is Vice Dean of the School of Basic Medical Sciences, and a Professor and Director of the Department of Pharmacology, Peking University. He is an executive committee member of the Chinese Pharmacological Society and chairman of the Chinese Pharmacological Society’s Nephropharmacology Division. He is also chairman of the Lucid Ganoderma Division, China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Prof. Yang’s research focuses on drug discovery, nephropharmacology and medicinal use of Ganoderma lucidum. He has published more than 160 articles in these fields and holds seven patents.
- Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Immunomodulating Effect of Ganoderma (Lingzhi) and Possible Mechanism
Pages 1-37
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Antitumor Effect of Ganoderma (Lingzhi) Mediated by Immunological Mechanism and Its Clinical Application
Pages 39-77
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Cellular and Molecular Mechanism of Ganoderma (Lingzhi) Against Tumor
Pages 79-118
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Protective Effect of Ganoderma (Lingzhi) on Radiation and Chemotherapy
Pages 119-142
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Neuropharmacological Effect and Clinical Applications of Ganoderma (Lingzhi)
Pages 143-157
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Ganoderma and Health
- Book Subtitle
- Pharmacology and Clinical Application
- Editors
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- Zhibin Lin
- Baoxue Yang
- Series Title
- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
- Series Volume
- 1182
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-329-421-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-32-9421-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-329-420-2
- Series ISSN
- 0065-2598
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 321
- Number of Illustrations
- 38 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour
- Topics
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