Medicinal Properties of Mushroom Coriolus Versicolor

Abstract

The mushroom Coriolus versicolor has significant antitumor properties and improves immunity. Because of tightly fruitful body this mushroom is inedible medicinal mushroom. From this mushroom are isolated polysaccharides that are biologically active substances. Biologically active substances from this mushroom are ß-glucan-proteins which have antitumor, antiviral, antibacterial and antioxidative properties and improve immunity. Studies have shown that mycelium of this mushroom has two significant biologically active substances PSK (polysaccharide krestin) and PSP (polysaccharide peptide). The mycelium contains polysaccharide coriolanus that has high antitumor effect.

Gljiva Coriolus versicolor (L. Ex Fr.) Pilat, sin. Trametes versicolor (L., Fr.) Lioyd, ispoljava značajna antitumorka i imunostimulatorska svojstva što je svrstava u lekovite gljive. Zbog čvrstog plodonosnog tela pripada nejestivim gljivama. Iz nje su izolovani polisaharidi za koje je dokazano da su biološki aktivne materije. Aktivne komponente su ß-glukan-proteini koji pokazuju antitumorna, antiviralna, antibakterijska, antioksidativna i imunomodulatorska svojstva i ergosterol. Istraživanja su pokazala da micelijum gljive C. versicolor sadrži dve najznačajnije bioaktivne komponente PSK (polisaharid krestin) i PSP (polisaharid peptid). Pored ove dve komponente, sadrži i polisaharid koriolan za koji je dokazano da ima visoko antitumorsko dejstvo.