Traditional Eastern medicines have long included mushrooms for their therapeutic potential. The Western market is now recognizing their benefits, with medicinal mushrooms increasingly seen as valuable botanicals. According to 360MarketUpdates, the global medicinal mushroom market is projected to reach $84 billion by 2026, driven by North American and European demand.
Applications of Mushroom Nutraceuticals
Asian medicinal practices have demonstrated the efficacy of mushrooms for various health benefits, including disease resistance and therapeutic effects. Ongoing research continues to reveal the benefits mushrooms offer to various bodily systems, including cognitive function, immune defense, and metabolic health.
Well-known and proven medicinal benefits
For the nutraceutical uses, the following table attempts to show the impact of the well known species that is backed by scientific research internationally.
Mushroom species
Compound
Health Support Areas
Mushroom species
Mushroom species
Mushroom species
Armillariella tabescens
Armillarisia A
Digestion
Coriolus versicolor
Ergosterol derivatives
Immune Health, Women’s Health
Flammulina velutipes
Protein
Heart/Cardiovascular Health
Ganoderma lucidum
Organic germanium
Immune Health
Ganoderma lucidum
Adenosin, guanosin
Cardiovascular Health, Brain Health
Ganoderma lucidum
Two polysaccharide – protein complexes
Blood Sugar Health
Ganoderma lucidum
Triterpenoids
Cardiovascular Health, Brain Health
Ganoderma lucidum
Heterogalactan – protein complex
Immune Support, Respiratory Support
Hericium erinaceus
Hericenones
Immune Support, Brain Health, Cognitive Support
Lentinus edodes
Adenine derivatives
Cardiovascular Health
Lentinus edodes
RNA from the spores
Immune Support
Marasmius androsaceus
Marasmic acid
Mood Support, Stress Support
Polyporus confluens
Polysaccharide
Digestive Health
Volvariella volvacea
Protein
Cardiovascular Support
Various mushroom species
Lectins
Immune Support
Various mushroom species
Eritadenine, grifolin, neogrifolin
Whole Health Support
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