Leather cap (Ganoderma)
革皮盖菌属gé pí gài jūn shǔGepigaijunshu
Ganoderma · Fungus
1
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May increase bleeding risk; avoid before surgery; may interact with immunosuppressants; caution with blood pressure medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Leather cap for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Leather cap does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CognitiveBenefit HeartBenefit ImmuneBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Ganoderma 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.
- Benefit Antioxidant632 records, 152 in people
- Benefit Cognitive126 records, 36 in people
- Benefit Heart99 records, 42 in people
- Benefit Immune583 records, 228 in people
- Benefit Liver298 records, 80 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome453 records, 142 in people