Activities and indications from Dr. James Duke’s unpublished medicinal mushroom database, as provided by Dr. Duke. Dr. Duke’s rating system:
f = strictly folklore
1 = some phytochemical, animal or in vitro studies support the efficacy
2 = approved by Comm. E or demonstrated by human clinical trials for herb or its extracts
3 = herb itself clinically proven in human trials (very rare)
150 items in the list below are ranked as “1,” the remaining 20 are ranked as “f.”
1. ACE-Inhibitor (1)
2. Adaptogenic (f)
3. Antiaging (f)
4. Adrenal-Tonic (1)
5. Allergy (1)
6. Altitude Sickness (1)
7. Alzheimer’s (1)
8. Analgesic (1)
9. Anifibrotic (1)
10. Anodyne (1)
11. Anorexia (1)
12. Antiaggregant (1)
13. Antiallergic (1)
14. Antiapoptotic (1)
15. Antiarthritic (1)
16. Antibronchotic (1)
17. Anticariogenic (1)
18. Anticholinergic (1)
19. Anticomplement (1)
20. Anticonvulsant (1)
21. Antidote (Muscarine) (1)
22. Antidote (Mushroom) (1)
23. Antidote (Nicotine) (f)
24. Antiedemic(1)
25. Antiexudative (1)
26. Antifatigue (1)
27. Antihepatomic (1)
28. Antiherpetic (1)
29. Antihistaminic (1)
30. Antihypertensive (1)
31. Antihypoxic (1)
32. Antiinflammatory (1)
33. Antileukemic (1)
34. Antimutagenic (1)
35. Antinociceptive (1)
36. Antioxidant (1)
37. Antiperoxidant (1)
38. Antiplatelet (1)
39. Antiproliferant (1)
40. Antiradicular (1)
41. Antithromboxane (1)
42. Antitumor (1)
43. Antitussive (1)
44. Antiulcer (1)
45. Antiviral (1)
46. Anxiety (1)
47. Aphrodisiac (f)
48. Arrhythmia (1)
49. Arthritis (1)
50. Asthma (1)
51. Atherosclerosis (1)
52. Bacillus (1)
53. Bacteria (1)
54. Bactericide (1)
55. Bone-Marrow-Stimulant (1)
56. Bronchosis (1)
57. Cachexia (f)
58. Cancer (1)
59. Cancer, colon (1)
60. Cancer, liver (1)
61. Cancer, lung (1)
62. Cancer, nasopharyngeal (1)
63. Cancer, prostate (1)
64. Cancer, skin (1)
65. Candida (1)
66. Candidicide (1)
67. Carcinoma (1)
68. Cardiopathy (1)
69. Cardiotonic (1)
70. Caries (1)
71. Cerebrosis (1)
72. CFS (1)
73. CFS (1)
74. Chelator (1)
75. Chemotherapy (1)
76. Cirrhosis (1)
77. Cough (f)
78. Cytotoxic (1)
79. Debility (f)
80. Dermatosis (1)
81. Detoxicant (1)
82. Diabetes (1)
83. Dizziness (1)
84. Duodenosis (f)
85. Dyspepsia (f)
86. EBV (1)
87. Edema (1)
88. Encephalosis (1)
89. Energizer (f)
90. Expectorant (1)
91. Fatigue (1)
92. Fibrosis (1)
93. Flu (1)
94. Genoprotective (1)
95. Hemorrhoid (f)
96. Hepatoprotective (1)
97. Hepatosis (2)
98. Herpes (1)
99. High Blood Pressure (1)
100. High Cholesterol (1)
101. High Triglycerides (1)
102. HIV (1)
103. Hypertensive (1)
104. Hypocholesterolemic (1)
105. Hypoglycemic (1)
106. Hypotensive (1)
107. Hypotriglyceridemic (1)
108. Hypoxia (1)
109. Immunodepression (1)
110. Immunostimulant (1)
111. Impotence (f)
112. Infection (1)
113. Inflammation (1)
114. Insomnia (1)
115. Interleukinogenic (1)
116. Iron-chelator (1)
117. Irradiation (1)
118. Leukemia (1)
119. Leukocytogenic (1)
120. Leukocytopenia (f)
121. Leukopenia (1)
122. Macrophagogenic (1)
123. Memorigenic (f)
124. Muscular-Dystrophy (1)
125. Myorelaxant (1)
126. Myositis (f)
127. Myotonia Dystrophica (1)
128. Nephroprotective (1)
129. Nephrosis (1)
130. Nephrotonic (1)
131. Neurasthenia (1)
132. Neuroprotective (1)
133. Neurotonic (1)
134. NO-Genic (1)
135. Ophthalmia (1)
136. Orexigenic (1)
137. Osteosis (1)
138. Pain (1)
139. Poison Ivy (f)
140. Prostatosis (1)
141. Pyelonephrosis (f)
142. Radioprotective (1)
143. Rash (1)
144. Respirosis (1)
145. Respirotonic (1)
146. Retinosis (1)
147. Rhinosis (1)
148. Sarcoma (1)
149. Scleroderma (f)
150. Sedative (1)
151. Soroche (1)
152. Splenosis (1)
153. Splenotonic (f)
154. Staphylococcus (1)
155. Stomatosis (1)
156. Streptococcus (1)
157. Stress (1)
158. Sunscreen (1)
159. Swelling (1)
160. Thrombosis (1)
161. TNF-genic (1)
162. Tonic (f)
163. Ulcer (1)
164. Vasodilator (1)
165. Vertigo (1)
166. Vertigo (f)
167. Viricide (1)
168. Virus (1)
169. Wound (f)
170. Yeast (1)