Neurite outgrowth stimulatory effects of culinary-medicinal mushrooms and their toxicity assessment using differentiating Neuro-2a and embryonic fibroblast BALB/3T3

Phan, Chia-Wei; David, Pamela; Naidu, Murali; Wong, Kah-Hui; Sabaratnam, Vikineswary

doi:10.1186/1472-6882-13-261

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

Table 1 Medicinal mushrooms used in this study, their common names, and culinary nature

From: Neurite outgrowth stimulatory effects of culinary-medicinal mushrooms and their toxicity assessment using differentiating Neuro-2a and embryonic fibroblast BALB/3T3

Mushroom species	Voucher number	Common names	Local names (in Malay)	Part used	Edible/	Wild/	Medicinal properties	References
Mushroom species	Voucher number	Common names	Local names (in Malay)	Part used	culinary	cultivated	Medicinal properties	References
Pleurotus giganteus	KLU -M 1227	Zhudugu, cow’s stomach mushroom	Cendawan seri pagi (morning glory), perut lembu (cow’s stomach)	Fruiting body	Culinary	Cultivated	Antioxidant, neurite outgrowth simulation	[10, 13]
Pleurotus pulmonarius	KLU-M 1309	Grey oyster mushroom	Cendawan tiram kelabu (grey oyster)	Fruiting body	Culinary	Cultivated	Antioxidant, anti-diabetic	[14]
Lignosus rhinocerotis	Purchased from Ligno Biotek Sdn Bhd	Tiger milk mushroom,	Cendawan susu rimau	Sclerotium and mycelium	Non-culinary but edible	Cultivated	Anticancer, anti-inflammatory, neurite outgrowth stimulation	[8, 15]
Lignosus rhinocerotis	Purchased from Ligno Biotek Sdn Bhd	Tiger milk mushroom,	(tiger’s milk)	Sclerotium and mycelium	Non-culinary but edible	Cultivated		[8, 15]
Hericium erinaceus	KLU-M 1232	Monkey’s head mushroom, lion’s mane mushroom, Yamabushitake	Cendawan bunga kubis	Fruiting body	Culinary	Cultivated	Anti-ulcer, neurite outgrowth stimulation	[7, 16–18]
Hericium erinaceus	KLU-M 1232	Monkey’s head mushroom, lion’s mane mushroom, Yamabushitake	(cauliflower)	Fruiting body	Culinary	Cultivated	Anti-ulcer, neurite outgrowth stimulation	[7, 16–18]
Ganoderma lucidum	KLU-M 1233	Lingzhi, reishi	Cendawan merah (red mushroom)	Fruiting body	Non-culinary but edible	Cultivated	Anticancer, neuroprotection	[19]
Ganoderma neo-japonicum	KLU-M 1231	Purple reishi	Cendawan senduk (cobra mushroom)	Fruiting body	Non-culinary but edible	Wild	Antioxidant, antihepatoxic, neurite outgrowth stimulation	[9, 20]
Cordyceps militaris	Purchased from BioFact Life Sdn Bhd	Winter worm summer grass, caterpillar fungus	-	Fruiting body (ascocarp)	Non-culinary but edible	Cultivated	Anti-inflammatory, anticancer, relief respiratory disorders	[21]
Grifola frondosa	KLU- M 1229	Maitake, hen of the woods	Cendawan maitake	Fruiting body	Culinary	Cultivated	Anti-inflammatory, anti-cholesterol	[22]

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