Medicinal Sulphur Polypore Mushroom Laetiporus sulphureus (Agaricomycetes) Plus Tiny Amounts of Essential Oils Decrease the Activity of Crohn Disease.

A mixture of Laetiporus sulphureus (LS) and essential oils of Origanum vulgare, Cinnamomum verum, and Syzygium aromaticum (LOCS) was recommended for 24 patients with Crohn disease (CD). Patients were followed up for at least 24 months (median 32 months; range, 24-54 months). Nineteen patients were compliant with the treatment, although 3 stopped taking it, relapsed, began the LOCS regimen again, and recovered; 5 patients were not compliant at all.

Control of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) by medicinal mushrooms, Trametes versicolor and Ganoderma lucidum: a preliminary clinical trial.

This preliminary randomized study investigated the efficacy of medicinal mushrooms, Trametes versicolor (TV), Ganoderma lucidum (GL), and Laetiporus sulphureus (LS), on the clearance of oral human papillomavirus (HPV, serotypes 16 and 18). Among 472 patients who underwent oral swabs for gingivitis, 61 patients were positive for HPV16 or HPV18. Twenty patients were included in group 1 (LS) and 41 patients were included in group 2 (TV+GL) for 2 months.