Hepatoprotective Effects of Novel Cultivated Antrodia cinnamomea
Hong-Ying Hsiao and Yih-Ming Weng
Department Food Science, National Chiayi University, 300 University Road, Chiayi, Taiwan
Abstract—Antrodia cinnamomea (AC) is a basidiomycete native only to Taiwan and the relatively rare natural source in the forest makes this fungus very expensive. In order to provide alternative sources of AC, a patent pending novel method for AC cultivation and a novel bioactive component extraction protocol were introduced in the present study. The hepatoprotective activity was tested to confirm the functionality of this novel cultivated AC. The results showed that the extract prepared from this AC could effectively protect against the liver damage caused by CCl4.
Index Terms—hepatoprotective effects, liver injury, Carbon tetrachloride, Antrodia cinnamomea, novel cultivation protocol
Index Terms—hepatoprotective effects, liver injury, Carbon tetrachloride, Antrodia cinnamomea, novel cultivation protocol
Cite:Hong-Ying Hsiao and Yih-Ming Weng, "Hepatoprotective Effects of Novel Cultivated Antrodia cinnamomea," International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 65-70, April 2019. doi: 10.18178/ijpmbs.8.2.65-70