Bioactive substances contained in edible fungi, such as macromolecular polysaccharide, β -glucose and RNA complex, natural organic germanium, nucleic acid degradation products, cAMP and triterpenoids, have important utilization value for maintaining human health. The medicinal and health value of edible fungi is anti-cancer.

Polysaccharides from edible fungi can stimulate the formation of antibodies and improve and adjust the internal defense ability of the body. It can reduce the incidence of tumor induced by some substances and has synergistic effect on various chemotherapy drugs. In addition, chestnut mushroom is rich in organic selenium, which can be used as selenium supplement food. If eaten for a long time, it can prevent almost all cancers.

The value of edible fungi:

Because of its various medicinal and health-care values, edible fungi have attracted the attention of many researchers at home and abroad, and their edible expansion has gradually shifted to medicinal research and medicinal development research.

There are many new products at home and abroad, which can be made into various health-care teas and drinks, as well as various decoctions, tablets, syrups, capsules or grinding powders, and some can also be made into injections and oral liquids.

In addition, more than 60 kinds of basidiomycetes have been found to have significant inhibitory effects on human tumors. Therefore, it is of great significance to find new anti-tumor drugs or other drugs from edible spores, and it is more practical to combine edible and medicinal bacteria for the further development of edible fungi.

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