Project Type: Abstracts

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Immune modulating activity of a mycelial-based medicinal mushroom is a combination of the mycelium itself and compounds in the fermented substrate.

Benson KF,1 Stamets P,2 Davis R,2 Taylor A,2 Jensen GS.1 1 NIS Labs, Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA. 2 Fungi Perfecti, Olympia, Washington, USA. Background: Many medicinal mushroom products are manufactured for consumption as a crude powder from mycelium and its fermented substrate. While pre-clinical and clinical studies have been performed […]

Antioxidant and Immune-Modulatory Effects of Aloe vera Decolorized Leaf Juice vs. Inner Leaf Juice

Caroline Ingles, Kathleen F Benson, Gitte S Jensen, Troy Smillie, and Isabel Garcia Tornadu The aloe vera (Aloe vera) plant has a long history of traditional therapeutic topical use. Its leaf and inner leaf juices are also ingested in various forms. Aloe vera leaf juice is made from macerated aloe […]