Medicinal properties

Some mushrooms orextractsare used or studied as possible treatments fordiseases, such ascardiovascular disorders.[43]Some mushroom materials, includingpolysaccharides,glycoproteinsandproteoglycansare underbasic researchfor their potential to modulateimmune systemresponses and inhibittumorgrowth,[44]whereas other isolates show potentialantiviral,antibacterial,antiparasitic,antiinflammatory, andantidiabeticproperties in preliminary studies.[45]Currently, several extracts have widespread use in Japan, Korea and China, as adjuncts to radiation treatments and chemotherapy,[46][47]even though clinical evidence of efficacy in humans has not been confirmed.