Cow Camphor Mushroom (Antrodia camphorata)

牛樟芝niú zhāng zhīNiuzhangzhi

Antrodia camphorata · Fungus

Antrodia, standing in for Antrodia camphorata
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Caution with anticoagulants; discontinue before surgery.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Cow Camphor Mushroom for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Hepatitis SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Cow Camphor Mushroom does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit HeartBenefit Immune Anti-cancerBenefit Liver

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Antrodia camphorata and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.