Cell Proliferation and DNA Repair Ability of Ganoderma neo-japonicum (Agaricomycetes): An Indigenous Medicinal Mushroom from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Tan, Wee Cheat, Kuppusamy, Umah Rani, Phan, Chia Wei, Sabaratnam, Vikineswary
• Format: Article
• Published: Begell House 2018
• Subjects: QH Natural history; R Medicine; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20521/; https://doi.org/10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2018025445
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Ganoderma neo-japonicum is an annual polypore that grows on decaying bamboo in the forests of Malaysia. The indigenous Temuan tribe uses this species as a medicinal mushroom to cure fever and epilepsy and to improve body strength. The potential use of G. neo-japonicum in genoprotection and DNA repai...