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Maitake, Hen of the Woods · 2014 · Review

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[Antiviral properties of basidiomycetes metabolites].

Grifola frondosa

Immune supportRespiratory
SpeciesMaitake, Hen of the Woods
JournalAntibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic]
Year2014

Key points

  • The data on the antiviral action of the Ganoderma lucidum, Lentinus edodes, Grifola frondosa, Agaricus brasiliensis and other basidiomycetes metabolites are summurized
  • The metabolites of these species of basidiomycetes exhibit a direct antiviral effect on herpes simplex virus types I and II, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus, vesicular stomatitis virus, influenza virus, Epstein-Barr virus, and others
  • Moreover, metabolites of basidiomycetes increased antiviral immunity

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Citation abstract

The data on the antiviral action of the Ganoderma lucidum, Lentinus edodes, Grifola frondosa, Agaricus brasiliensis and other basidiomycetes metabolites are summurized. The metabolites of these species of basidiomycetes exhibit a direct antiviral effect on herpes simplex virus types I and II, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus, vesicular stomatitis virus, influenza virus, Epstein-Barr virus, and others. Moreover, metabolites of basidiomycetes increased antiviral immunity.

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Avtonomova AV, Krasnopolskaya LM (2014). [Antiviral properties of basidiomycetes metabolites]. Antibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic] PMID: 25975107

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