Medicinal Mushrooms
Mostrando 1-12 de 12 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Production of mycelial biomass by the Amazonian edible mushroom Pleurotus albidus
ABSTRACT Edible mushroom species are considered as an adequate source of food in a healthy diet due to high content of protein, fiber, vitamins, and a variety of minerals. The representatives of Pleurotus genus are characterized by distinct gastronomic, nutritional, and medicinal properties among the edible mushrooms commercialized worldwide. In the present
Braz. J. Microbiol.. Publicado em: 2016-09
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2. Antioxidant capacity of several Iranian, wild and cultivated strains of the button mushroom
The white button mushroom,
Agaricus bisporus , is the most commonly grown mushroom in Iran; however, there is a significant shortage of research on its antioxidant activity and other medicinal properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate antioxidant capacity of the methanolic extracts from four cultivated strains and four Internal TraBraz. J. Microbiol.. Publicado em: 21/07/2015
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3. Mushrooms as therapeutic agents
Mushrooms have been known for their nutritional and culinary values and used as medicines and tonics by humans for ages. In modern terms, they can be considered as functional foods which can provide health benefits beyond the traditional nutrients. There are monographs that cover the medicinal and healing properties of some individual traditional mushrooms.
Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia. Publicado em: 21/10/2011
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4. The effects of dietary supplementation with Agaricales mushrooms and other medicinal fungi on breast cancer: evidence-based medicine
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women. The most frequent therapeutic approaches for the treatment of this disease are chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, and surgery. Conventional pharmacological treatments cause many harmful side effects in patients. To improve the quality of life of breast cancer patients, researchers have sought alt
Clinics. Publicado em: 2011
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5. Use substrate for the axenic and pasteurized culture of the Pleurotus spp. mushroom. / UTILIZAÇÃO DE SUBSTRATOS PARA O CULTIVO AXÊNICO E PASTEURIZADO DO COGUMELO Pleurotus spp.
The culture of edible and medicinal mushrooms is carried through in different ligno-celulosics substrate in axenic or pasteurized system. The Pleurotus genera is known as mushroom oyster, shimeji or hiratake. In the first experiment they had been evaluated the vigor, mycelium growth, dry mass (g), productivity (%) and biological efficiency (%) of P. sajor-ca
Publicado em: 2010
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6. Caracterização de cogumelos de Pleurotus ostreatus e Lentinula edodes produzidos em resíduos agroindustriais / Characterization of mushrooms of Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinula edodes produced in agro-industrial wastes
Mushrooms were known and consumed by the Roman, Greek, Chinese, Egyptian and Central America civilizations. Today, more than two thousand species of potentially edible mushrooms are recognized, however, a little more than 10 are commercially exploited in the world. The consumption of mushrooms has been increasing because of the nutritional and medicinal qual
Publicado em: 2009
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7. Ação de extratos de Lentinula edodes e β-glucana isolada de Agaricus brasiliensis na replicação do poliovírus e herpesvírus bovino
Compostos isolados do basidiomiceto Lentinula edodes, conhecido como shiitake, apresentam propriedades imunomoduladora, antimetastásica e antimicrobiana. O Agaricus brasiliensis, um basidiomiceto conhecido como Cogumelo do Sol, é amplamente utilizado na medicina popular no tratamento de várias doenças e compostos isolados do seu micélio e do corpo de fr
Publicado em: 2008
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8. Atividade antimicrobiana de diferentes extratos etanólicos de Agaricus brasiliensis S. Wasser et al. em estreptococos orais / Antimicrobial activity of different ethanolic extracts of Agaricus brasiliensis S. Wasser et al. against oral streptococci
Uma variedade de doenças envolve a cavidade oral, como a cárie dental, considerada a patologia oral mais prevalente em todo o mundo. Atualmente, a cárie dental é uma doença multifatorial infecto-contagiosa, associada a bactérias patogênicas residentes do biofilme dental. Estes microrganismos são os responsáveis pela produção de ácidos e produtos
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 05/02/2007
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9. Avaliação do efeito quimioprotetor de B-glucanas de origem fúngica e vegetal no DNA de células eucararióticas
As ß-glucanas são polissacarídeos extraídos da parede celular de diversos organismos. Composto este que atraiu a atenção devido a suas propriedades medicinais. O objetivo do presente estudo foi de testar o efeito genotóxico e ou antigenotóxico de BG extraídas de Agaricus blazei e cevada, contra agentes genotóxicos diretos (Metil metanosulfonato -MM
Publicado em: 2007
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10. Efeito de peptidoglucanas extraidas do cogumelo Agaricus blazei sobre a atividade candidacida de macrofagos peritoneais murinos
Immunomodulatory activity of medicinal mushrooms is attributed to glucans. In the present study we avaluated the eifect of peptidoglycans of Agaricus blazei (ATF) on the candidacidal activity, the expression of mannose receptors (MR), production of H2O2 and NO by murine peritoneal macrophages. Normal BALB/c mice were i.p. treated with 3 inoculations of ATF (
Publicado em: 2004
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11. Characterization of fractions of aqueoussoluble constituents of the mushroom Pleurotus ostreato-roseus Sing. and its effects on the serum protein profile of mice
Various species of mushrooms belonging to genus Pleurotus (Fr.) Kumm. are known by its nutritional value and medicinal properties, particularly anti-tumor activity and immunomodulation, related to structural polysaccharides. In order to study the composition and the effects of aqueoussoluble constituents from Pleurotus ostreato-roseus Sing. on mice serum pro
Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia. Publicado em: 2002
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12. Some epidemiological observations on medicinal and non-medicinal poisoning in preschool children.
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to identify and compare rates of admission to hospital of preschool children for medicinal and non-medicinal poisoning in a defined population. DESIGN--The study was an analysis of computerised abstracts of hospital inpatient records for poisoning. SETTING--Six districts in southern England covered by the Oxford record linkage st