Abstract
Ganoderma lucidum, a mushroom long used in the East for a broad range of disorders, contains numerous pharmacologically active compounds. Very important of them are highly oxygenated anti-inflammatory triterpenes, which are the aim of this mini-review.
MeSH terms
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Agaricales / chemistry*
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Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents / isolation & purification*
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Humans
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Triterpenes / isolation & purification*
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Triterpenes / therapeutic use
Substances
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Triterpenes