Saengshik, a formulated health food, prevents liver damage in CCl4-induced mice and increases antioxidant activity in elderly women.

Saengshik is a Korean noncooked food made with of more than 30 different whole gains, vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, and seaweeds. All of these ingredients are frozen and dried to minimize the loss of nutrients. Saengshik has become popular among health-conscious people in the Republic of Korea.

A polysaccharide extracted from rice bran fermented with Lentinus edodes enhances natural killer cell activity and exhibits anticancer effects.

The objective of this study was to investigate the activation of natural killer (NK) cells and anticancer effects of exo-biopolymer from rice bran cultured with Lentinus edodes [rice bran exo-biopolymer (RBEP)]. Oral administration of RBEP induced the activation of NK cells in a dose-dependent manner. RBEP also prolonged the life spans of mice transplanted with Sarcoma-180 cells and inhibited growing Sarcoma-180 cells in intraperitoneum.

Saengshik, a formulated health food, decreases blood glucose and increases survival rate in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Saengshik is a Korean "non-cooked food" that is commercially produced and marketed. Ingredients in commercial Saengshik include grains, vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, sea plants, and various functional botanicals. This study investigated the effects of Saengshik on the survival rate of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats.