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Chaga · 2009 · Review

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Progress of research on Inonotus obliquus.

Inonotus obliquus

Metabolic healthSkin & hydration
SpeciesChaga
JournalChinese journal of integrative medicine
Year2009

Key points

  • Inonotus obliquus has high nutritional and medicinal value, especially in treating malignant tumors, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and AIDS, attracting significant attention from scholars in recent years
  • In this paper, the biological characteristics, chemical composition and pharmacologic effects of Inonotus obliquus were summarized
  • And the applications in medicine and food were introduced
  • Future research on Inonotus obliquus was also discussed in order to make Inonotus obliquus obtain effective exploitation and satisfy people's demands

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Inonotus obliquus has high nutritional and medicinal value, especially in treating malignant tumors, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and AIDS, attracting significant attention from scholars in recent years. In this paper, the biological characteristics, chemical composition and pharmacologic effects of Inonotus obliquus were summarized. And the applications in medicine and food were introduced. Future research on Inonotus obliquus was also discussed in order to make Inonotus obliquus obtain effective exploitation and satisfy people's demands.

Citation

Zhong XH, Ren K, Lu SJ, Yang SY, Sun DZ (2009). Progress of research on Inonotus obliquus. Chinese journal of integrative medicine https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-009-0156-2 PMID: 19407959

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