The hypocholesterolemic effect of two edible mushrooms: Auricularia auricula (tree-ear) and Tremella fuciformis (white jelly-leaf) in hypercholesterolemic rats. Chen G, Luo YC, Li BP, Li B, Guo Y, Li Y, Su W, Xiao ZL. Effect of polysaccharide from Auricularia auricula on blood lipid metabolism and lipoprotein lipase activity of ICR mice fed a cholesterol-enriched diet. Inhibition of human and rat platelet aggregation by extracts of Mu-er ( Auricularia auricula). Yoon SJ, Yu MA, Pyun YR, Hwang JK, Chu DC, Juneja LR, Mourão PA. The nontoxic mushroom Auricularia auricula contains a polysaccharide with anticoagulant activity mediated by antithrombin. Asatiani MD, Elisashvili VI, Reznick A, Nevo ED. Antioxidant activity of submerged cultured mycelium extracts of higher Basidiomycetes mushrooms. Acharya K, Samui K, Rai M, Dutta BB, Acharya R. 2009 12(1):167–174.Ĩ Antioxidant and nitric oxide synthase activation properties of Auricularia auricula. Kho YS, Vikineswary S, Abdullah N, Kuppusamy UR, Oh HI. Antioxidant capacity of fresh and processed fruit bodies and mycelium of Auricularia auricula-judae (Fr.) Quél. Ukai S, Kiho T, Hara C, Kuruma I, Tanaka Y. Anti-inflammatory effect of the polysaccharides from the fruit bodies of several fungi.

Heat-stable components of Wood Ear mushroom, Auricularia polytricha (Higher Basidiomycetes), inhibit in vitro activity of Beta Secretase (BACE1). Evaluation of antioxidant property and quality of breads containing Auricularia auricula polysaccharide flour. Chen G, Luo YC, Ji BP, Li B, Su W, Xiao ZL, Zhang GZ. Hypocholesterolemic effects of Auricularia auricula ethanol extract in ICR mice fed a cholesterol-enriched diet. Williams, Oregon : Botanica Press, 2002.Ģ Research progress in Auricularia auricula polysaccharide. Medicinal Mushrooms – An Exploration of Tradition, Healing and Culture. auricula-judae not be taken by pregnant or lactating women or those planning to conceive 17.ġ. Owing to possible anti-fertility effects it is recommended that A. Main Therapeutic Application – Cardiovascular support.Ĭaution – Patients on anti-coagulant medication. auricula-judae polysaccharides show strong cardio-protective action, especially in aged mice, enhancing the activity of superoxide dismutase and reducing lipid peroxidation 15,16. auricula-judae’s general antioxidant properties, A. auricula-judae polysaccharides and polyphenols have been shown to lower blood total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride and LDL levels and enhance the level of blood HDL, as well as HDL/TC and HDL/LDL ratios at 5% of feed in rats suffering from hyperlipidaemia 3,12-14.ĬARDIOPROTECTIVE – Together with A. Its anti-coagulant activity is due to catalysis of thrombin inhibition by antithrombin but not by heparin cofactor II 10,11.ĪNTI-CHOLESTEROL – A.

auricula-judae inhibit platelet aggregation and increase clotting times in vitro and in vivo. auricula-judae extracts show strong antioxidant properties with a positive correlation between levels of phenols and antioxidant capacity 7-9.ĪNTI-THROMBOTIC – Polysaccharide extracts of A. auricula-judae’s traditional use for soothing irritated or inflamed mucous membranes 6.ĪNTIOXIDANT – A.

auricula-judae polysaccharides have anti-inflammatory activity, which correlates with A. auricula-judae is of particular interest as a functional food for the elderly, with polysaccharide extracts showing considerable promise and Auricularia polytricha in processed and unprocessed form exhibiting inhibitory activity against one of the key enzymes involved in Alzheimer’s disease 4,5.ĪNTI-INFLAMMATORY – A. auricula-judae fruiting bodies contain high levels of polysaccharides and these are the main bioactive component, although phenols have been shown to contribute to the total antioxidant and hypercholesterolaemic activity 2,3.Ī. polytricha (Mao Mu Er ‘Hairy Wood Ear’, or Yun Er ‘Cloud Ear’) are considered as species of Mu Er in Chinese medicine and today are used interchangeably 1. A type of jelly fungus, it produces fruiting bodies that are translucent, brown in colour and ‘ear’ shaped, hence its Chinese name ‘Wood Ear’. Auricularia auricula-judae grows throughout Europe, Asia and the United States and is highly valued in Asian cooking for its crunchy, rubbery texture.

Auricularia auricula judae