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South African Medicinal Field Guide

Medicinal mushrooms — from SA forests and cultivation

Ganoderma sichuanense
Ganoderma sichuanense & lucidum Reishi / MG-LZ8™ GanodermaGOLD™

The world's most validated mushroom. Extensive studies! Pre-clinical trial confirmed for local extract;

Trametes versicolor
Trametes versicolor Turkey Tail

PSK (Krestin) — approved cancer adjuvant in Japan. Most studied medicinal mushroom globally.…

Hericium erinaceus
Hericium erinaceus Lion’s Mane

NGF & BDNF stimulation — the only food-source neuroprotective compound. Cognitive support.…

Ganoderma applanatum
Ganoderma applanatum Artist’s Conk

Flat perennial bracket — white underside bruises brown permanently. Related bioactives to Reishi.…

Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus ostreatus Oyster Mushroom

Lovastatin content — natural HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Beta-glucan Pleuran — confirmed immune activity.…

Lentinula edodes
Lentinula edodes Shiitake

Lentinan — approved pharmaceutical cancer adjuvant in Japan since the 1980s.…

Schizophyllum commune
Schizophyllum commune Split-gill Polypore

Schizophyllan (SPG) — studied in cervical cancer clinical trials. Most cosmopolitan mushroom on earth.…

Grifola frondosa
Grifola frondosa Maitake / Hen of the Woods

D-Fraction studied in cancer clinical trials. AMPK activation — blood sugar regulation.…

Fomitopsis betulina
Fomitopsis betulina Birch Polypore

Found with Otzi the Iceman (3,300 BCE). Antibiotic Piptamine. Wound-healing properties.…

Phellinus linteus
Phellinus linteus Mesima / Black Hoof

Hispolon — most thoroughly documented anti-tumour activity of any bracket fungus.…

Cordyceps militaris
Cordyceps militaris Scarlet Caterpillar Club

Cordycepin — VO₂ max improvement, antiviral, anti-tumour. Cultivated Cordyceps for SA.…

Wolfiporia cocos
Wolfiporia cocos Fu Ling / Poria

Pachymic acids — sedative GABA modulation. 2,000+ years of TCM use.…

Polyporus umbellatus
Polyporus umbellatus Zhu Ling / Umbrella Polypore

Ergone — pharmaceutical approval in Japan for urinary tract and kidney support.…

All medicinal information has been thoroughly researched and is accurate to date, however, the information is for educational purposes only. 2026 Mushroom Guru (Pty) Ltd

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