{"id":19499,"date":"2023-11-27T14:08:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T14:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=19499"},"modified":"2023-11-27T14:08:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T14:08:46","slug":"malaysia-researchers-link-lions-mane-mushrooms-to-neuro-degenerative-disease-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2023\/11\/27\/malaysia-researchers-link-lions-mane-mushrooms-to-neuro-degenerative-disease-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia researchers link lion\u2019s mane mushrooms to neuro-degenerative disease management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Universiti Malaya (UM) experts have found links between lion\u2019s mane<\/a> mushroom and therapy that may help heal\u00a0neurodegenerative ailments<\/u><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This at a time when Malaysia’s September harvest has just ended while the winter mushrooming season in the Northern Hemisphere is at its peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sub-species\u00a0Hericium erinaceus<\/em>\u00a0is of particular interest to both sides of the world as it is native to North America.\u00a0This is despite the mushroom being little-known within Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In research findings that go back to 2007, the UM study has brought to attention the surprising health perks of the mushroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nerve Regrowth<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to Dr. Phan Chia Wei of UM\u2019s mushroom study section, lion\u2019s mane is functional food that can regenerate nerves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, the mushroom can trigger the regeneration of the brain\u2019s\u00a0nerve growth factor (NGF<\/u><\/a>), which sometimes stops from structural damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of this functional ability to stimulate regrowth, lion\u2019s mane mushrooms have the potential to manage neuro-degenerative diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The link is that neuro-degeneration occurs when NGF is low in the system, which in turn causes neuropathy. Thus, eating this mushroom stimulates NGF recovery and reduces the results of neuropathy. These outcomes include extreme numbness and weakness in a patient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s all in Hericenones<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The enzyme responsible for the health benefits of lion\u2019s mane is hericenones, a chemical that repairs nerves and boosts memory.<\/a> This quality rounds up a list of potential related diseases that can ebb from eating the mushroom, including dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the highlights of Hericenones is its anti-inflammatory abilities. Inflammation is one of the key causes of many health problems, not only in the nerves but in other bodily tissues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to UM researchers, this enzyme in lion\u2019s mane mushrooms makes them good anti-tumour or even anti-ulcers alternatives. However, Phan warns that the study on the mushroom\u2019s potential for managing neuro-degenerative ailments is still at its preliminary stages. He states that the clinical trial phase with other medical teams will help delineate the actual health benefits of the fungus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing Lion\u2019s Mane in Malaysia<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As lion\u2019s mane thrives on dead oak trees in moist environs, growing it in the tropical Malay peninsula can be challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UM team recommends cultivating the fungi in the \u201cblock\u201d method. This is using rubberwood sawdust and mixing it with some bits of the mushroom stock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lion\u2019s mane comes in\u00a0three species,\u00a0<\/u><\/a>including\u00a0H. erinaceus, H. americanum\u00a0and\u00a0H. coralluides. Each has teeth-like white manes that gift the mushroom its common name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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