Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and hypoglycemic effects. The Lion's mane mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) can be effective in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
This is highlighted by one scientific study published in ScienceDirect, which analyzed the properties of HEP-1: a polysaccharide isolated and composed of Hericium erinaceus.
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Lion's mane mushroom to treat type 2 diabetes: the study
"Diabetes has become a threat to human health", we read in the introduction of the study. In fact, this chronic disease affects more and more people.
Unfortunately, however, commonly used drugs have not proven to be as effective and "can cause secondary liver damage, inducing further complications."
And "i disorders of the intestinal flora", as the research explains, "play a crucial role in the onset and development of type 2 diabetes."
This is where the researchers' intuition starts: exploiting the polysaccharides of medicinal mushrooms. "Which showed high biological activity, which can - improve the intestinal microenvironment".
In fact, the polysaccharides of other mushrooms have already "showed potential antidiabetic effects, improving the integrity of the intestinal barrier and thus reducing inflammation."
Consequently, " could be used as prebiotics to alleviate metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes."
The anti-fiabetic effects of lion's mane mushroom
The polysaccharides of the lion's mane mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) boast "hypoglycemic activity - which can - protect the gastrointestinal mucosa and lower blood sugar and lipids in the blood."
In particular, the study "investigated the mechanism of HEP-1 (polysaccharide isolated from Hericium erinaceus) on the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism in type 2 diabetes."
The results? HEP-1 "had strong anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and hypoglycemic activities", the researchers confirmed. Proving to be effective in treating "the imbalance of glucose and lipid metabolism induced by type 2 diabetes".
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